Center for Children’s Advocacy

The Center for Children's Advocacy, Inc. is a non-profit organization affiliated with the University of Connecticut School of Law in Hartford, CT.

Our mission is to promote and protect the legal rights and interests of poor children who are dependent upon the judicial, child welfare, health and mental health, education, and juvenile justice systems for their care.

Recognizing that interdisciplinary approaches contribute immensely to the understanding of children's issues, the Center is committed to working in partnership with experts and policy analysts to develop appropriate solutions to meet the complex challenges of interlocking systems.

CCA staff co-authored an article entitled, "Providing Holistic Legal Services to Children in Their Communities." Although children living in poverty need service-delivery systems that give care in a responsive and integrated manner, service delivery traditionally has been compartmentalized. CCA provides holistic legal services to children in their communities; and, improves the quality of legal representation of children through innovative interdisciplinary models and training program.