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Articles 1 - 3 of 3
Full-Text Articles in Social Welfare Law
Covid-19 And Lgbt Rights, Suzanne B. Goldberg
Covid-19 And Lgbt Rights, Suzanne B. Goldberg
Faculty Scholarship
Even in the best of times, LGBT individuals have legal vulnerabilities in employment, housing, healthcare and other domains resulting from a combination of persistent bias and uneven protection against discrimination. In this time of COVID-19, these vulnerabilities combine to amplify both the legal and health risks that LGBT people face.
This essay focuses on several risks that are particularly linked to being lesbian, gay, bisexual, or transgender, with the recognition that these vulnerabilities are often intensified by discrimination based on race, ethnicity, age, disability, immigration status and other aspects of identity. Topics include: 1) federal withdrawal of antidiscrimination protections; 2) …
Detoxing The Child Welfare System, Allison E. Korn
Detoxing The Child Welfare System, Allison E. Korn
Faculty Scholarship
This Article considers the varying reasons why drug policies informing child welfare interventions are not evolving as part of the drug policy reform movement, which has successfully advocated for initiatives that decrease mass incarceration, end mandatory minimums, and decriminalize or legalize marijuana use and possession. Many existing child welfare laws and policies that address parental drug use rely on the premise that prenatal exposure to a controlled substance causes inevitable harm to a child. Furthermore, they presume that any amount of drug use by a parent places a child in imminent danger, or is indicative of future risk of harm. …
The Dual Path Initiative Framework, Elizabeth Garrett, Mathew D. Mccubbins
The Dual Path Initiative Framework, Elizabeth Garrett, Mathew D. Mccubbins
Faculty Scholarship
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