TBA Law Blog


Posted by: Kate Prince on May 5, 2022

The state recently observed National Drug Endangered Children Awareness Day – a day of advocacy to shine a light on the plight of drug endangered children across the state. The Tennessee Alliance for Drug Endangered Children (TADEC) held a resolution reading at Legislative Plaza and several Tennessee landmarks were lit up in red to mark the day. According to the Department of Children’s Services, 52,771 Tennessee children were linked to drug endangered child allegations in 2021. “That number itself brings to the forefront the importance of dealing with drug endangered children in juvenile court,” said Perry County General Sessions Court Judge Katerina Moore. The Administrative Office of the Courts has more on the story.