About the Barton Clinic
Mission:
The mission of the clinic is to promote and protect the well-being of neglected, abused and court-involved children in the state of Georgia, to inspire excellence among the adults responsible for protecting and nurturing these children, and to prepare child advocacy professionals.
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About The Clinic:
The clinic operates as a student legal clinic, accepting students from Georgia law schools and graduate students in fields related to child advocacy. Students in the clinic do not provide direct representation of children but instead focus on research and advocacy projects that affect how Georgia courts and agencies handle child welfare cases. A main facet of the clinic's research-based approach is operating as a statewide resource on child abuse and neglect issues through its web site, ChildWelfare.net.Students further their clinical education in a required partner course, Advocacy for Children in the 21st Century: An Interdisciplinary Approach to Policy Development. The clinic also hosts an annual symposium that is broadcast on the internet and to distance learning sites across Georgia. In the summer, the Barton Clinic joins forces with the Department of Family and Children Services to sponsor internships in the field of child advocacy, which serves to assist those practicing in the field as well as train future professionals.
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The Barton Child Law and Policy Clinic, info@ChildWelfare.net
Emory University School of Law, Gambrell Hall, Atlanta, GA 30322, (404) 727-6664.