Youth Law Center News and Events

January 15, 2010

In the News, Juvenile Justice

Articles on Juvenile Representation in Daily Journal

The Daily Journal (California's daily legal newspaper) published a two-part article written by YLC Staff...

January 14, 2010

In the News, Juvenile Justice

Daily Journal Article re Specialty Training

PERSPECTIVE:  Juvenile Delinquency:  The Case for Specialty Training By Sue Burrell  |  Daily Journal  — Each year, more than 100,000...

January 13, 2010

Juvenile Justice

YLC Mourns Loss of Jack Daniel

The Youth Law Center mourns the loss of Jack Daniel who spent his entire legal...

January 13, 2010

Advocacy Reports & Resources, Foster Care & Extended Foster Care

Evaluation of the Guardian Ad Litem System in Nebraska

A report assessing Nebraska's system of child representation was released on January 9, 2010. The...

January 8, 2010

Foster Care & Extended Foster Care

All County Letter Re Notification to Relatives

The California Department of Social Services has issued an All County Letter (ACL) 09-86 concerning...

December 26, 2009

Foster Care & Extended Foster Care, In the News

Letter to the NY Times – A Look at Children and Orphanages

By Joan Kaufman, Mary Dozier and Carole Shauffer  |  New York Times  — To the Editor: Re “Study Suggests Orphanages...

December 7, 2009

Foster Care & Extended Foster Care, Juvenile Justice

Loren Warboys’ Unsung Heroes 2009

Each year, the Youth Law Center presents the Loren Warboys Unsung Hero award to individuals...

December 4, 2009

Juvenile Justice

JDAI Training in Portland

Staff Attorneys Sue Burrell, Deborah Escobedo, and Corene Kendrick conducted a training on Dec. 3...

December 4, 2009

Juvenile Justice

SB 1147 Comments

YLC and the Western Center on Law and Poverty submitted comments on draft SB 1147...