Legal Representation of Children with Mental Illness
Agenda
8:30 Registration and Breakfast
9:00 Welcome
9:15 Keynote Address: "Childhood: An Enchanting Legal Fiction?"
Leonard H. Glantz, J.D., Associate Dean, Boston University, School of Public Health
10:15 Mental Health Systems for Children in Massachusetts: Facts, Gaps, and Overlaps
Lisa Lambert, Assistant Director, Parent/Professional Advocacy League
10:45 Break
11:00 Mental Health Services and Placements for Children: Advocating for the Who, What, When, Where, and How
Richard Ames, J.D., Solo Practitioner
Susan Fendell, J.D., Senior Staff Attorney, Mental Health Legal Advisors Committee
Chick Maroni, J.D., Solo Practitioner
Cecely Reardon, J.D., Staff Attorney, Youth Advocacy Project
Bettina Toner, J.D., Staff Attorney, Center for Public Representation
12:30 Lunch
1:15 Legal Decision-Making and Court Clinic Evaluations
Honorable Martha P. Grace, Chief Justice, Juvenile Court Department
Ruth C. Keeley, J.D., Solo Practitioner
Robert Kinscherff, J.D., Ph.D., Director of Juvenile Court Clinic Services, Juvenile Court Department
Virginia E. Merritt, M.D., Boston Juvenile Court Clinic
2:45 Break
3:00 Workshops: (Choose One)
I. Pediatric Psychopharmacology: Beyond the Basics
Jefferson B. Prince, M.D., Director of Child Psychiatry, Pediatric and Adult Psychopharmacology, North Shore Medical Center
II. Special Education Issues for Children with Emotional Disabilities: Eligibility, Placement, and Interagency Resolution
Lisa Nelson, J.D., Staff Attorney, Disability Law Center
Tim Sindelar, J.D., Senior Staff Attorney, Disability Law Center