Amanda Simmons Co-Authors “Congregate Care, Collective Trauma” in NACC’s The Guardian
Amanda Simmons, founder of Ambika Law, PC, co-authored “Congregate Care, Collective Trauma,” the lead feature of the Winter 2024 issue of The Guardian, the quarterly law journal of the National Association of Counsel for Children (NACC). She wrote the piece alongside survivor-advocate and journalist Chelsea Maldonado, lived-experience advocate Kayla Muzquiz, and Oregon family defender Annette Smith. Written for the child-welfare bar, the article gives judges and attorneys a grounded overview of the “troubled teen industry” and practical guidance for protecting youth at risk of congregate-care placement.
Amanda Simmons Presents Webinar on Congregate Care and Collective Trauma for the National Association of Counsel for Children
On December 11, 2024, the National Association of Counsel for Children (NACC) hosted a national webinar titled “Congregate Care & Collective Trauma,” featuring a multidisciplinary panel of experts examining the troubled-teen industry. Panel hosts included Attorneys Amanda Simmons and Annette Smith, as well as survivor advocates Chelsea Maldonado and Kayla Muzquiz.