April 2010
Our Teen Health Guide in the News
A story in the Charlottesville Daily Progress highlights our Teen Health Guide and Child Health Advocacy Program (CHAP) attorney, Carolyn Pointer. The Guide also was covered by Channel 19 TV news in Charlottesville.
Click here to access the flash version of the Teen Health Guide.
Emily Dreyfus Wins John L. Snook Child Advocate Award
Long-time Legal Aid Justice Center advocacte, Emily Dreyfus, was presented with the John L. Snook Child Advocate Award at the Children Youth and Family Services (CYFS) annual awards breakfast on Thursday, April 22, 2010 in Charlottesville. Emily is the Legal Aid Justice Center's senior community organizer and a state-wide leader in support of the rights of children with disabilites.
Read more about Emily's award here.
Child Health Advocacy Program Publishes Teen Health Guide
The Teen Health Guide was developed in conjunction with the Teen Health Center at the University of Virginia Health System. It was authored by Carolyn Pointer and Dyan Aretakis. Special thanks go out to Sonjia Smith, for funding this project, and to Myra Hiott Chapman, for researching and citing the relevant laws.
Click here to access the flash version of the Teen Health Guide.
If you do not have flash or if you want to access this publication offline, click here to download the PDF version of the Teen Health Guide.