Amanda Simmons Publishes “Partnering with the Judiciary to End Institutional Child Abuse in Residential Treatment Centers” in the NCJFCJ’s In Session Magazine
In the Summer 2024 issue of In Session, the member magazine of the National Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges (NCJFCJ), Amanda Simmons, founder of Ambika Law, PC, published “Partnering with the Judiciary to End Institutional Child Abuse in Residential Treatment Centers.” The article makes a direct case to the bench: an educated judiciary is one of the most powerful and effective tools for protecting children from abuse in the so-called troubled teen industry.
Amanda Simmons presents at the National Conference on Juvenile Justice (NCJFCJ) with the Hon. Ernestine Gray
Attorney Amanda Simmons was selected as a speaker at the 2024 National Conference on Juvenile Justice, an annual conference presented by the National Coalition of Juvenile and Family Court Judges. Amanda’s presentation, entitled, “Congregate Care, Collective Trauma” included other prominent figures in the conversation about the troubled teen industry including Judge Ernestine Gray, Caroline Cole, and Chelsea Maldonado.