2020 Mid-Year Review: Child Sex Abuse Statutes of Limitation Reform July 29, 2020 | By the CHILD USA Legal Team: Alice Bohn, Lauren Majewski, Alice Nasar Hanan, and Jessica Schidlow Last year was a banner year for helping child sex abuse survivors access justice by changing the statutes of...
Last year was a banner year for helping child sex abuse survivors access justice by changing the statutes of limitations (SOLs).  In 2019, with the public more awake than they’ve ever been to the injustice survivors faced by being shut out of courts, there was a surge of SOL reform, with 23 states...
This amicus brief was written in response to Defendants’ appeal of a decision at the Pennsylvania Superior Court that found that whether Rice exercised reasonable diligence in discovering her alleged injury and its cause was a question for the jury. This amicus brief addresses research showing...
This amicus brief was written as a response to Defendant diocese’s challenge of a victim’s ability to bring a child sex abuse claim under a pseudonym. Issues include why a victim’s privacy interests outweigh the presumption of openness in courts, the importance of pseudonyms to prevent harm to...
A More Inclusive Pride June 29, 2020 | By Addison Fiend “Pride started as a protest.” Those words echoed in my mind as I marched down Lamar Street, headed towards Houston’s city hall. Surrounded by nearly 60,000 protestors marching alongside George Floyd’s family, I was forced to recognize the...
CHILD USA'S BLOG POSTS Speak Up! June 15, 2020 | By Dr. Jason Hiram Lester In 2015, on one cold winter evening, my wife and I rushed our son to a local children's hospital. We were scared out of our minds and could not understand why our 18-month-old could not stop coughing. Upon arriving at the...
In 2015, on one cold winter evening, my wife and I rushed our son to a local children’s hospital. We were scared out of our minds and could not understand why our 18-month-old could not stop coughing. Upon arriving at the hospital, we were granted immediate access to an infant emergency room. A...
CHILD USA'S BLOG POSTS"As you know, this has been a really hard week to be a black person living in America. I've felt a lot of anger, sadness, and frustration, more than I ever can remember having. What gives me hope, though, is knowing that you all are here for me:) I've gotten a lot of messages...
“As you know, this has been a really hard week to be a black person living in America. I’ve felt a lot of anger, sadness, and frustration, more than I ever can remember having. What gives me hope, though, is knowing that you all are here for me:) I’ve gotten a lot of messages of support from...