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Flores Counsel Takes Action to Address the Harm Children are Experiencing at Open Air Detention Sites

Children are being denied shelter, adequate food and water, and access to medical care. National Center for Youth Law, Center for Human Rights and...
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Governor signs AB 665 into law, increasing mental health care access for low-income youth

No young person should ever be denied access to mental health care due to their income level. Thanks to California Gov. Gavin Newsom signing Assembly...
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Landmark report tracks, highlights key health outcomes for youth in foster care

New first-of-its-kind report focuses on reproductive and maternal health outcomes for young people in California's foster care system

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When Therapy Records Are Only As Private As A School Schedule, It’s Time To Update Federal Confidentiality Law

September 30, 2015
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Michelle Francois Traiman Joins NCYL as New Director of Foster-Ed Initiative

August 31, 2015
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In Memoriam, Carol Babichuck (1932-2015)

August 28, 2015
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Raúl Arroyo-Mendoza receives Pride Law Fund Fellowship to start project at National Center for Youth Law advocating for LGBTQ youth in the sex trade

August 4, 2015
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Groundbreaking Booker Amendment Shines a Spotlight on the Educational Needs of Homeless Students and Foster Youth

July 16, 2015
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Reflecting on Nevada’s Child Welfare System, Ten Years Later

July 1, 2015
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California Developing Evaluation Rubrics To Improve Educational Outcomes for Foster Youth

July 1, 2015
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Texas Decriminalizes Truancy as NCYL Continues Its Work to Reform Texas Truancy System

July 1, 2015