In 2017, Utah passed landmark juvenile justice reform legislation (HB 239) that Voices supported and worked to protect in subsequent years. In 2019, we released an initial report on the lack of legal representation for kids appearing in court. That report was used to advocate for and help successfully pass SB 32, aimed at ensuring that kids would not appear in hearings without counsel. By 2021, we released a report tracking whether these legislative efforts had been successful, and we were pleased to report that they had. In 2018, Voices launched the 100% Kids Coverage Coalition and the Cover All Kids Campaign to address Utah’s high rate of uninsured children.
Voices for Utah Children advocates and advances policies and practices that are good for all of Utah’s children.
