23rd Annual Juvenile Delinquency & Child Welfare Law Conference 2022

This program is hosted by the juvenile court. Any questions or issues regarding this program should be directed there. This event is being listed for informational purposes only. CPCS staff cannot assist with, or solve, registration issues.
MCLE’s Juvenile Delinquency & Child Welfare Law Conference brings you a cohesive online program that features a keynote address from Dr. Jerry Milner and David Kelly. Milner and Kelly discuss the need to shift from reactive and remedial responses to a proactive community-based, prevention-oriented, and family-driven approach. They focus on the role of parent, child, and youth voice in design and implementation of a transformed system, with emphasis on how the legal and judicial system can impact and actually lead the changes needed for vastly improved outcomes. Jerry Milner is a former associate commissioner of the Children’s Bureau who has been the director of the Family Integrity and Justice Works at Public Knowledge® since 2021. He is responsible for co-leading efforts to assist jurisdictions in transforming existing child welfare systems into approaches that strengthen and support families to care for their children in safe and healthy ways. David Kelly is a former special assistant to the associate commissioner for the Children’s Bureau where he led the bureau’s works with the legal and judicial community nationally. Since 2021, David has been the director of the Family Integrity & Justice Works at Public Knowledge.

The Conference planning committee, comprised of representatives from all Juvenile Court stakeholders, designed this Conference to deliver relevant insight to everyone involved in the Juvenile Court. In addition to the keynote, the Conference features:

• Juvenile Court Chief Justice Amy Nechtem, who advances the administration and management of policy and practice affecting juvenile justice and child welfare in the juvenile courts throughout the Commonwealth
• Focused Breakout Sessions analyzing cutting-edge topics of interest to all stakeholders
• A discussion of Recent Developments in juvenile justice and child welfare practice by a panel of trial and appellate expert practitioners