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The Youngest Clients
ABA Journal, March 22, 2007
The 9-year-old boy looked the lawyer in the eye and asked, “Does my dad know that the social workers will go away if we go back to live with him?”
The Foster Care Edition
KALW, January 18, 2007
Imagine being taken away from everything you know. That's the beginning for foster kids. Children are removed from terrible situations... and sometimes find themselves in equally bad places. We go inside the system to see what works, what doesn't, and what hope there is for neglected and abused children.
"Crusading for Needy Children for 25 Years"
Dec 11, 2006 - Though John O'Toole is a lifelong peacenik and self-described "product of the '60s," his 25 years directing the National Center for Youth Law have been a constant fight.
Child welfare progress debated
Sacramento Bee, Mar. 8, 2006
With the state facing federal pressure to fix its child-welfare system, experts testifying Tuesday remained divided on whether California is doing enough to improve protections for abused and neglected children. (Registration required.)
Blind Parents' Custody of Newborn Challenged
NPR, All Things Considered, Dec. 13, 2004
A blind couple in Northern California nearly lose their newborn baby after San Mateo County officials question whether they're physically capable of caring for the child. (Audio) The segment includes comments from NCYL director John O'Toole; Ray Scheppach, executive director of the National Governors' Association; LaVarr Webb, a political consultant who was Leavitt's policy director in Utah; and Ted Wilson, former director of the Hinckley Institute of Politics and former Salt Lake City mayor.
For Teen Drivers, Mom's Monitoring
Washington Post, June 1, 2004
NCYL director John O'Toole is interviewed about parents' use of bumper stickers that encourage motorists to tattle on the childrens' driving.
Lesbian Mom Goes to Pennsylvania's Highest Court for Visitation Rights
Lambda Legal, Sept. 6, 2001
NCYL joins coalition filing brief urging Pennsylvania's highest court to affirm a ruling that a lesbian mother who raised a child with her former partner for three years from birth may seek visitation with her daughter despite the biological mother's objection.
Foster-Child Advocates Gain Allies in Injury Lawyers
The New York Times, Oct. 27, 2000
NCYL staff attorney Bll Grimm is quoted regarding multimillion-dollar class-action suit that seeks to reform the state of California's child welfare system. (free registration required)
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