Causes: Children & Youth, Children & Youth Services, Crime & Law, Legal Services

Mission: Child Centered Solutions (CCS) protects the rights of children during high-conflict family disputes.

Programs: As part of our goal to help parents and professionals give a voice to children, we host training seminars for judges, lawyers and other professionals about topics related to child representation. We also sponsor community education initiatives that raise awareness about the impact of family conflict on children. Children or adults who were involved in contentious divorces during their childhood are more likely to have debilitating physical, social and psychological issues. Driven by an extensive feeling of loss and abandonment, these children are two to three times more likely to manifest issues including:* Juvenile delinquency* Suicide* Under-education* Teen pregnancy* Personal divorcesCCS provides a new organizational model to protect children impacted by family conflict. Through a multi-tiered approach of professional training and community education, CCS protects the rights and needs of children during a divorce and strives to develop a supportive and knowledgeable community that better understands the long-term effects of high-conflict families on children.