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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

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.…

L.A. County Marks Progress in Combating Commercial Sexual Exploitation of Children - The West Ranch Beacon

November 19, 2018

The First Responder Protocol, which was initiated in 2014, is the first of its kind and has become a national model. Conceived with the support of the county agencies, survivors, and the National Center for Youth Law, the protocol defines key steps for law enforcement,…

Hundreds of Trafficked Girls, Thousands of Child Welfare Referrals - Chronicle of Social Change

November 16, 2018

In Los Angeles, 85 percent of the youth picked up by law enforcement in sex trafficking raids have a history with child protective services, according to a new report that provides details on how the county serves exploited youth in the wake of new California…