The Program on Children and Families is an interdisciplinary program committed to bringing an interdisciplinary, evidence-based and child-centered approach to issues of children’s law and policy.
Welcome to the Program on Children & Families
Mission
Our Program is committed to filling the need for high quality advocacy, teaching and scholarship by creating programs and resources that bring an interdisciplinary, evidence-based and child-centered approach to issues of children’s law and policy. Through its Gator TeamChild Juvenile Law Clinic, events, and student fellowships, the Program on Children and Families is training a new generation of advocates for a new era.
Goals
Train a new generation of advocates for children and their families.
Educate children about their rights and responsibilities in a free society, and
Promote interdisciplinary and child-centered methods for studying systems serving children and their families.

Affiliate Professors
Emeritus Directors
Gator TeamChild Juvenile Law Clinic Working Papers and Resources
- Explore research from our students via our Scholarship Repository.
- Explore the Gator TeamChild Juvenile Law Clinic’s Trauma Responsive Approach resource guide.


















