Urgent Crisis Centers
Speaker
Associate Child Advocate: Christina D. Ghio, JD, CWLS
Christina D. Ghio joined the Office of the Child Advocate in September 2022. As the Associate Child Advocate, Christina is responsible for overseeing and managing the child focused operations of the OCA, overseeing intakes and systemic investigations, and assisting with policy advocacy.
Prior to joining the OCA in 2022, Christina most recently worked as a solo attorney at the Law Office of Christina D. Ghio, LLC, where she represented parents in matters related to their children including special education, child abuse and neglect, and mental health. Prior to starting her law firm in 2010, Christina served as Assistant Child Advocate at Office of the Child Advocate, where she focused on policy advocacy and systemic investigations. Before joining OCA, Christina was the Director of the Child Abuse Project at the Center for Children’s Advocacy, a staff attorney at the Disability Rights Center in New Hampshire, and an attorney at the New Hampshire Public Defender. Christina has represented children in special education, disability discrimination, child abuse and neglect, and juvenile justice matters. Christina is a 1996 graduate of Georgetown University Law Center and is certified by the National Association of Council for Children as a child welfare law specialist.
Program Description
Christina will speak about Connecticut’s four new Urgent Crisis Centers that provide immediate mental health services to children. She will also discuss her work at OCA, criteria for OCA accepting a case, and tips for working with DCF.
Schedule
4:00 p.m. – Introductions
4:05 p.m. –Presentation
4:35 p.m. – Q & A
CLE Credit
.75 CT Credit (General)