2. Constitutional rights
Abused children with attorneys are 3.5x more likely to exit foster care quickly
Most states do not provide legal representation to abused children. This means 320,000 children lack conventional attorneys.
34% of murdered children had prior involvement with child protection services.
How we are fixing it.
Attorneys for Abused Children
Your support means abused children nationwide have someone in their corner fighting for their constitutional rights.
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“In case after case, offenders had more rights than children. Offenders had an attorney, but the abused child entered court alone. I drained my bank account to hire attorneys for my children. But rights shouldn’t depend on luck of the draw.”
Darcy Olsen
Founder and CEO of the Center for the Rights of Abused Children