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Attachment 101 for Attorneys

2024 Child Welfare Annual Law Update Conference in Honolulu

According to this article, “when we deliberately remove a very young child from the only home he or she has ever known, we move that child into the group of children who mentally represent close relationships as untrustworthy.  In other words, when the state places any child at risk of failing at human connection, we are effecting an irreparable harm (p. 16)”

We invite you to read this article for an informed understanding about the concept of attachment and the challenges facing the courts when making placement decisions for children.

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