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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

Mental Health Education Bill Authored by Senator Portantino Approved by Legislature, Heads to Governor’s Desk - Pasadena Now

September 3, 2021

Senate Bill 224, authored by State Senator Anthony J. Portantino (D – La Cañada Flintridge), was approved by the Legislature with bipartisan support and is headed to the Governor’s desk. SB 224 addresses the growing mental health crisis among California’s youth by implementing mental health…

Schools Sued For Sending Students With Disabilities To Psych Wards - Disability Scoop

June 24, 2021

Advocates for kids with disabilities and minority children sued Palm Beach County’s public schools this week over their practice of forcing hundreds of students a year to undergo mental health exams at psychiatric facilities.…

Palm Beach County schools sued over their use of Baker Act to send kids to psych wards - Palm Beach Post

June 22, 2021

Advocates for disabled and minority children sued Palm Beach County’s public schools Tuesday over their practice of forcing hundreds of students a year to undergo mental health exams at psychiatric facilities.…

Sex Exploited Kids Saved By LA County: ‘No Such Thing As A Child Prostitute’ - My News LA

November 23, 2020

Los Angeles County’s efforts to support sexually exploited youth with services rather than leaving them to face criminal charges has changed the lives of hundreds of young people, according to a report released Monday.…

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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