We advocate to improve laws and policies that affect children and teens. With a bit of effort and cooperation, our youth justice and youth crisis systems can be redesigned with fewer entrances, clearer pathways, and better exits, so no one gets needlessly stuck.

• We work to reduce the number of children pushed out of school and into court for normal adolescent behavior.

• We promote standards for police officers in schools to ensure that children are treated with consistency and fairness across the state.

• We work to reform policies that force parents to give up custody of their children to obtain medical treatment because parents cannot afford or do not have insurance to pay.

• We work to divert youth who have committed low-level offenses away from adult court.

We work to divert children and vulnerable adults away from court and into programs that teach necessary skills without burdening them with criminal records.