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Recent media coverage of Rocky Mountain Children's Law Center and issues affecting the children we protect.

Judge allows lawsuit against 2 Denver social workers in Chandler Gafner's starvation death, By Joey Bunch, The Denver Post, December 7, 2011

US report: Foster kids get high rate of psych meds, By Kelli Kennedy, The Denver Post, December 1, 2011

Colorado Supreme Court removes attorney-client confidentiality from children in some cases, By Karen Auge, The Denver Post, November 3, 2011

More and more, adoptions being made out of foster care, By Colleen O'Connor, The Denver Post, October 25, 2011

New federal law protects foster kids from identity theft, By David Klepper, The Denver Post, October 10, 2011

Kristen and Will Stillman survive unspeakable horrors, but building a new life could be their toughest challenge, By Patricia Calhoun, Denver Westward News, September 7, 2011

Granparents play bigger role in child-rearing, By Hope Yen, The Denver Post, August 25, 2011

Grandparents can be the children's lifeline, By Michael Morris, The Denver, Post, July 24, 2011

Funding boosted for child protection, By Samantha Anderson, KRDO Newschannel 13, July 6, 2011

Generous friends make this birthday a profitable oneJoanne Davidson, The Denver Post, June 25, 2011,

Sisters look to raise funds for a nonprofit that helps foster kids, By Lindsay H. Jones, The Denver Post, June 11, 2011

Cyclists ride to support children in foster care, The Denver Post, Your Hub, May 17, 2011

Number of Children Abused or Neglected in Colorado Rises, By Karen Auge, The Denver Post, February 28, 2011

Lawmaker Pushes to Protect Foster Kids from ID Theft, By Eli Stokols, Political Reporter, FOX31, February 17, 2011

Colorado Hispanic Bar Honors Stephanie Villafuerte, February 1, 2011, LAW WEEK COLORADO