On March 3, the Philadelphia Nursing-Legal Partnership, a collaboration between HELP: MLP and Philadelphia Nurse-Family Partnership and Mabel Morris Family Home Visit Programs, hosted a Brunch and Learn community event on how to support parenting youth who are transitioning to adulthood.
The event featured people with lived and experience, advocates, and experts to discuss strategies across a spectrum of needs to support young parents. Presentation descriptions and materials are linked below:
- Supporting Educational Success of Students who are Pregnant or Parenting led by Darlene Hemerka, Esq., Staff Attorney, Public Interest Law Center and Paige Joki, Esq., Staff Attorney, Education Law Center
- Pregnant and Parenting in the Child Welfare System and Beyond led by Professor Kara R. Finck, Penn Law School and Marcía Hopkins, Juvenile Law Center
- Using Protective Factors to Support the Healthy Development of Pregnant and Parenting Teens and their Families, Rijelle Kraft, PA Children’s Trust Fund
- Supporting Pregnant and Parenting Youth in Intergenerational Homes led by Nursing-Legal Partnership staff, Erin Blair, RN Susanna Greenberg, Esq., and Rachel Mark, Esq.
Findings from the Brunch and Learn will be discussed in an upcoming National Nurse-Led Care Consortium At the Core of Care podcast episode. Stay tuned for details!