Massachusetts Law Reform Institute (MLRI) / MassLegalHelp.org
Review articles: "What to Expect in a Massachusetts Child Requiring Assistance (CRA) case?
8,000 Massachusetts families end up in CRA cases because a difficult child's parents or school have run out of solutions to deal with the child.
Posted April 4, 2020
For more than 15 years, parents in Massachusetts have been seeking information about what was CHINS and is now CRA to find help for their children with serious behavior problems. CRA is an improvement on CHINS, but it is still a drastic step to take. At MassLegalHelp we have finally prepared materials for parents to help them understand what to expect in a CRA case, but we need an attorney with actual experience in these cases to review 4 articles that describe the very specific details about what happens at court.
Review these easy to read materials at home on your own time. We have reached out to CPCS and other legal aid attorneys, but everyone beyond overwhelmed with case load. We are looking for an attorney in private practice who has the time, interest, real life experience and expertise in these cases to help parents understand what to expect as well as what it actually means to file a CRA case on your own child, how to navigate the court system if the school has filed a CRA.
Preparation Phase
- Intro call with MassLegalHelp editor
- Discussion to determine volunteer's comfort with technology and preferred editing format
- Volunteer may want to print all articles to get a sense of the scope of the project
Collaboration Phase
- Read articles
- Review and edit articles
- Check in with editor with questions and progress
Wrap Up
- Inform editor that project is complete
- If volunteer has been unable to edit file in website, work study students will post articles
- editor will make articles live
Massachusetts Law Reform Institute (MLRI) / MassLegalHelp.org
Massachusetts Law Reform Institute (MLRI) provides statewide advocacy and leadership in advancing laws, policies, and practices that secure economic, racial, and social justice for low-income people and communities. The Massachusetts Legal Aid Websites Project is a special statewide initiative funded by the Massachusetts Legal Assistance Corporation. The Websites Project is developed and maintained by MLRI and provides online legal information and other resources to the general public and to Massachusetts advocacy community. MassLegalHelp.org is our civil legal information site written in “plain English” and 6 other languages. The website targets low income Massachusetts residents and non-lawyer advocates.
Massachusetts Law Reform Institute (MLRI) / MassLegalHelp.org
Massachusetts Law Reform Institute (MLRI) provides statewide advocacy and leadership in advancing laws, policies, and practices that secure economic, racial, and social justice for low-income people and communities. The Massachusetts Legal Aid Websites Project is a special statewide initiative funded by the Massachusetts Legal Assistance Corporation. The Websites Project is developed and maintained by MLRI and provides online legal information and other resources to the general public and to Massachusetts advocacy community. MassLegalHelp.org is our civil legal information site written in “plain English” and 6 other languages. The website targets low income Massachusetts residents and non-lawyer advocates.