Issue 27
 October 2017
Unified Family Court Connection, Fall 2017

The Fall 2017 issue of CFCC's Unified Family Court Connection  looks 
at the growing problem of addiction in the United States.  Substance use 
disorders affect over  20 million Americans ages 12 and older in a 
burgeoning problem in towns,  cities and states nationwide. 
This nineteenth issue of the Unified Family Court Connection contains the following articles:  


The Addiction Connection Destroys Children and Families Alike
The Honorable Ronald. A. Silkworth, the chief judge of the Anne Arundel County Circuit Court and Fifth Circuit, offers a judicial perspective on how addiction is destroying children and families alike.

Tackling a New Epidemic: A Collaborative Approach
Bridget G. Brennan, the special narcotics prosecutor in New York City, and Thomas J. Nugent, a law student at Fordham University School of Law and legal assistant in the Office of the Special Narcotics Prosecutor, write about tackling the opioid epidemic through a collaborative approach.

Addiction is a Family Disease: My Testimony
Ivette Torres, the associate director for consumer affairs at the Center for Substance Abuse Treatment, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, offers her personal testimony as the child of an alcoholic.

Fighting the Heroin Epidemic Requires Understanding Heroin Addiction
Mike Gimbel, a recovering heroin addict and president of Mike Gimbel Associates, a national substance abuse consulting firm, discusses how fighting the heroin epidemic requires understanding the heroin addict.

The Nation's First Post-J.D. Certificate in Family Law
This issue highlights the new, innovative certificate program offered at the University of Baltimore School of Law to meet the growing need for trained family law professionals.  Please read the article and visit the program website to learn more about the nation's first Post-J.D. Certificate in Family Law.  
 
Editor-in-Chief of Family Court Review Seeks Journal Articles
CFCC Founder & Director Barbara Babb, who also serves as the Editor-in-Chief of Family Court Review (FCR), is seeking articles for publication in FCR.  Family Court Review, published by the Association of Family and Conciliation Courts, is the leading interdisciplinary academic and research journal for family law professionals.  For more information please visit the AFCC website.  

CFCC's Unified Family Court Connection is the only publication  

in the U.S. devoted to the development and advancement  

of unified family courts.
About CFCC

The Sayra and Neil Meyerhoff Center for Families, Children and the Courts promotes policies and practices that unite families, communities and the justice system to improve the lives of children and families and the health of communities. CFCC advocates the use of therapeutic jurisprudence, the understanding that the legal system has an effect on behavior, emotions and mental health.

Barbara A. Babb is Associate Professor of Law, University of Baltimore School of Law, as well as Founder and Director of the Sayra and Neil Meyerhoff Center for Families, Children and the Courts.

CFCC Staff and Contributors: Gloria Danziger, Senior Fellow; Michele Hong-Polansky, Program Manager; Anthony "Bubba" Green, Truancy Court Program Mentor; Spencer Hall, Truancy Court Program Coordinator; Ellen Line, Truancy Court Program Social Worker; Katie Davis, Truancy Court Program Attorney; Katrice Williams, Program Administrative Specialist.

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