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Youth provide insights to help build healthier schools

Report, based on engagement with 90+ youth, elevates students' voices in reshaping schools to better support their needs
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California's AB 665: Equitable access to mental health services

Rachel Velcoff Hults, Director of Health at the National Center for Youth Law, discusses how California's AB 665 can improve mental health outcomes
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Ensuring California Youth in Foster Care Receive Gender Affirming and Reproductive Health Care

February 2023 All youth deserve the right to healthy relationships, healthy sexual development, and bodily autonomy to ensure they can lead thriving...
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A Young Person's Guide to Accessing Affordable Mental Health Services Under Medi-Cal

Para ver esta guia en español, haz clic aquí This practical guide provides young people in California information and resources on getting mental...
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Judicial Bench Guide: Supporting the Mental Health of Children & Youth in Family Court

This Bench Guide focuses on the importance of understanding possible unmet mental health needs of children and youth involved in family court...
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Fostering Parenthood the Podcast

Reimagining “The Talk” with caregivers and foster youth This groundbreaking podcast released by NCYL's Reproductive Health Equity Project (RHEP)...
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Judicial Bench Guide: Supporting the Mental Health of Children & Youth in Probate Guardianship Proceedings

Courts have a specific but enormously impactful role to play in the lives of court-involved children and families. Experiences like family separation...