Ambika Law, PC is proud to announce that our founder, Amanda Simmons, served as a contributor to the newly released Illinois “Conversion Therapy” Legal Accountability Guide, a comprehensive resource designed to help survivors, attorneys, and mental health professionals understand their rights and pursue accountability when harmful conversion practices occur. This guide marks a significant step forward in protecting LGBTQ+ individuals and strengthening the legal tools available to challenge these discredited and dangerous practices.

Attorney Amanda Simmons recently published an article in the Children’s Legal Rights Journal about juvenile strip searches in youth residential treatment facilities and the troubled teen article. Simmons’ article, “Sorry, Kid, You Have No Rights Here: How can we protect unadjudicated youth in private residential treatment facilities from harmful and unnecessary strip searches?” published in the Children’s Legal Rights Journal, explores the legal and ethical concerns surrounding the strip searches of unadjudicated youth in private residential treatment facilities.

The American Bar Association recently adopted Resolution 605 at the 2023 Annual Meeting. This important resolution provides support for the Stop Institional Child Abuse Act and similar state, local and federal legislation that aims to prevent child abuse in youth residential treatment programs.

Amanda Simmons, founder of Ambika Law, PC, recently authored an article for the American Bar Association (ABA) entitled “Resolution 605, the Troubled Teen Industry, and Institutional Child Abuse.” Published on August 21, 2023, this article highlights critical issues within the troubled teen industry and advocates for essential legislative reforms to protect vulnerable children from institutional abuse.