Massachusetts Alliance of Juvenile Court Clinics (Line Item 5055-0000) Every year, thousands of the Commonwealth’s most vulnerable, under-resourced children and families appear before the Massachusetts Juvenile Courts. Over 70% face a combination of mental health and behavioral problems, medical issues, substance use, histories of abuse and neglect, learning disabilities, and acculturation stressors. The Juvenile Court…
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The mission of the Massachusetts Alliance of Juvenile Court Clinics is to:
advocate for services for court-involved children and families,
educate legislators, providers, and consumers about the needs of the court-involved population, and
increase the resources necessary to continue existing services and expand the extent of services the Juvenile Court Clinics provide statewide.
MAJCC’s Advocacy Goal for FY23
Massachusetts Alliance of Juvenile Court Clinics (Line Item 5055-0000) Every year, thousands of the Commonwealth’s most vulnerable, under-resourced children and families appear before the Massachusetts Juvenile Courts. Over 70% face a combination of mental health and behavioral problems, medical issues, substance use, histories of abuse and neglect, learning disabilities, and acculturation stressors. The Juvenile Court…
MAJCC’s Advocacy Goal for FY22
Massachusetts Alliance of Juvenile Court Clinics (Line Item 5055-0000) Every year, thousands of the Commonwealth’s most vulnerable, under-resourced children and families appear before the Massachusetts Juvenile Courts. Over 70% face a combination of mental health and behavioral problems, medical issues, substance use, histories of abuse and neglect, learning disabilities, and cultural issues. The Juvenile Court…
MAJCC’s Advocacy Goal for FY21
Massachusetts Alliance of Juvenile Court Clinics (Line Item 5055-0000) Every year, thousands of the Commonwealth’s most vulnerable children and families appear before the Massachusetts Juvenile Courts. Over 70% face a combination of mental health and behavioral problems, medical issues, substance use, histories of abuse and neglect, learning disabilities, and cultural issues. The Juvenile Court Clinics…
Juvenile Court Clinics in Action – Daquan*
Daquan, a Dual-Status** youth, finds long-term support and success. The Juvenile Court Clinics access critical services for older youth involved in both the child welfare and juvenile justice systems. 17-year-old Daquan was coping with PTSD and depression after witnessing domestic violence throughout his childhood. DCF had taken custody of Daquan and his siblings, but Daquan…
MAJCC’s Advocacy Goal for FY20
Massachusetts Alliance of Juvenile Court Clinics (Line Item 5055-0000) Every year thousands of the Commonwealth’s most vulnerable children and families appear before the Massachusetts Juvenile Courts. Over 70% face a combination of mental health and behavioral problems, medical issues, substance abuse, histories of abuse and neglect, learning disabilities, and cultural issues. The Juvenile Court Clinics…
Chief Justice Amy L Nechtem and Deputy Court Administrator Tom Capasso met with Court Clinic Directors on February 25, 2019 at the Boston Juvenile Court Clinic.
L-R front: Chief Amy Nechtem, Rebecca Pries, Co-Chair MAJCC L-R standing: Dr. Leah Kelly, Dr. Pooja Khialani, Dr. Paul Rotkiewicz, Dr. Michelle Lockwood, Dr. Danielle Audet, Julie Ann Lamacchia, LICSW, Kris Latour Kennedy, LICSW, Dr. Gary Dube, Bridget Nichols, LICSW, Manager of Juvenile Court Clinic Services, DMH, Tom Capasso, Deputy Court Administrator, Dr. Dan Sanford
Representative Kay Khan, strong advocate for children and families, met with MAJCC advocates Ed Brennan and Rebecca Pries on February 28, 2019.
Standing in front of a painting by DYS Youth Artists, Representative Kay Khan, House Chair of the Committee on Children, Families, and Persons with Disabilities, met to discuss advocacy goals for FY2020 with Ed Brennan and Rebecca Pries.
Juvenile Court Clinic Directors met with Chief Justice Nechtem on December 14 at Greenfield Court
L to R back row: Dr. Dan Sanford, Dr. Leah Kelly, Dr. Pooja Khialani, Dr. Gary Dube, Julie Lamacchia, LICSW, Kris Latour Kennedy, LICSW, Dr. Danielle Audet L to R seated: Dr. Paul Rotkiewicz, Bridget Nichols, LICSW, Manager of Juvenile Forensic Services, James Morton, Deputy Court Administrator, Chief Justice Amy Nechtem For more information about…
2017 Legislative Briefing
September 19, 2017 Legislative Hearing on Juvenile Justice issues in the Criminal Justice Reform legislation. Rebecca Pries gave testimony in support of raising the lower age for children involved in the Juvenile Court from age 7 to age 12.
Chief Justice Amy L. Nechtem and Deputy Court Administrator James Morton meet with Juvenile Court Clinic Directors (March, 2016)
(From Left to Right) Geri Fuhrmann – DMH, Bridget Nichols – BHN, Chris Darsney – MGH, Lynn Abelson – BJCC, Julie Ann Lamacchia – CHL, Rebecca Pries – ACS, Kris Latour Kennedy – CFF, Dan Sanford – ACS, Chief Justice Amy L. Nechtem, Gary Dube – JRI and Deputy Court Administrator James Morton (March 16,…
Massachusetts Alliance of Juvenile Court Clinics (MAJCC) 