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.
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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.
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,…
Rebecca Pries, former Senator Steven C. Panagiotakos, Nancy L. Donahue and David Wilcox at UTEC event (2010)
Rebecca Pries – Co-chair of MAJCC, former Senator Steven C. Panagiotakos, Nancy L. Donahue – ACS Board Member, and David Wilcox at UTEC Event in 2010. Learn more about UTEC here!
Ed Brennan – MAJCC , Julie A. Lamacchia – Community Healthlink, Senator Harriette Chandler, Rebecca Pries – MAJCC, and Peter Herzig (2010)
(Left to Right) Ed Brennan – MAJCC Lobbyist, Julie A. Lamacchia – Director, Worcester Juvenile Court Clinic, Senator Harriette Chandler, Rebecca Pries – Co-Chair of MAJCC, and Peter Herzig
Interview with Marylou Sudders, Secretary of Health & Human Services (2016)
Read the full interview here!
Juvenile Court Clinics in Action – Grace
Grace*—a successful emergency intervention! The Juvenile Court Clinics fulfill a number of crucial roles, such as providing emergency psychiatric evaluations of children. Grace is a 13-year-old who aimlessly wandered the streets and attempted to break into cars. When approached by a police officer, she became assaultive and required additional police officers to calm her down….
Massachusetts Alliance of Juvenile Court Clinics (MAJCC) 