Children’s Health Law and Policy Initiative

Obesity. Toxic exposure. Fetal alcohol syndrome. Autism. Trauma. Children and adolescents face a range of health related-issues with legal and policy implications.

Loyola offers interested students a range of opportunities in health law. This includes a robust curriculum offered through the Law School’s Beazley Institute for Health Law and Policy and Health Justice Project, with courses in:

• Children’s health and policy
• Mental health law
• Disability law
• Special education law

Students also have an opportunity to work on child and adolescent health-related legislation and policy development through the Civitas ChildLaw Center’s Policy Institute and Clinic.