Youth voices should be heard in the child welfare legal process, and Colorado now offers counsel for all youth 12 and older involved in an ongoing dependency and neglect petition. Learn how the counsel for youth movement started, how it passed through the legislature, and, most importantly, why it’s crucial for youth to have client-directed counsel. A youth advocate with lived experience and the director of the Office of the Child’s Representative join host, Charmaine Brittain, in this moving and motivating conversation about amplifying youth voice.

Guests:

Chris Henderson - Executive Director for the Office of the Child Representative

Nyomi Davis - Rising senior at the University of Denver

Hosted by: Charmaine Brittain, Butler Institute for Families, University of Denver

Produced by: Amy Hansen, Butler Institute for Families, University of Denver