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NCYL improves access to appropriate health and mental health services for low-income children, with a focus on the special problems faced by adolescents and at-risk youth.

Campaigns

Los Angeles Reproductive Health Equity Project for Foster Youth - California

August 31, 2017

LA RHEP for Foster Youth is a partnership of adult advocates and foster youth working to dismantle systemic barriers in an effort to improve access to sexual and reproductive health care services for youth in care.…

Ensuring Adequate Oversight for the Safe Administration of Psychotropic Medications to Youth in Foster Care - Missouri

June 15, 2017

NCYL is partnering with Children’s Rights, and Saint Louis University School of Law Legal Clinics to ensure Missouri enacts policies and practices that reduce the risk of harm to the children in its custody.

Collaborative Responses to Commercial Sexual Exploitation Initiative - California

December 21, 2016

NCYL raises public awareness about the plight of sex trafficked children and young adults and helps formulate and implement public policies that address their needs as victims, not criminals.

Defending Reproductive and Sexual Health Access for Youth in Foster Care - California

November 13, 2015

Through this campaign NCYL is working to establish and defend the rights to privacy and reproductive health access for all youth, including foster youth, in California and nationally.

Latest News

COVID 19 exacerbates children’s mental health crisis

August 27, 2020

Youth are at greater risk to mental health issues during the coronavirus pandemic. Listen below to KCSB’s Robert Stark speak with Stanford clinical professor of psychology, Dr. Steven Adelsheim, and NCYL’s Equity and Access Attorney, Rachel Velcoff Hults.

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Kate Walker Brown Recognized for Work to Help Sexually Exploited Children - Chronicle of Social Change

January 16, 2020

Kate Walker Brown, an attorney at the National Youth Law Center (NCYL), has been recognized by the California Department of Social Services (DSS) with an award for her leadership in improving services and supports for commercially sexually exploited children (CSEC).…

No more waiting - Sacramento News & Review

September 19, 2019

Michael Harris, senior director of legal advocacy and juvenile justice for National Center for Youth Law, said that his organization joined the lawsuit because Sacramento City Unified has become a glaring outlier within the most populous state in the union. “They have the highest suspension…

Title X Rule Change Could Lead to More Unplanned Pregnancy, Disease Transmission, and Sex Trafficking for Foster Youth - Chronicle of Social Change

April 29, 2019

A federal rule change around family planning clinics being sought by the Trump administration could have a disproportionate effect on current and former foster youth. Advocates believe that the new rules could have a chilling effect on the likelihood for these young people to access…

LA County Probation Moves to Aid Young Sex-Trafficking Victims - SCV News

March 22, 2019

The Los Angeles County Probation Department, along with several of its county collaborative agencies, has officially rolled out a new protocol designed to provide specialized services to detained youth who are identified as victims of sex-trafficking.…