Resource Library

Our searchable online resource library is an important component of our designation by the State Bar of California as a legal aid Support Center that provides legal training, legal technical assistance, and advocacy support without charge to the legal community, and specifically to California’s qualified legal services programs. Our resource library includes Youth Law Center publications, including fact sheets, legal guides, litigation materials, and other reference materials supporting legal advocacy in a variety of different areas for children and youth in the foster care and juvenile justice systems.

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CECANF Works Toward Development of a National Strategy

Article on the work of the Commission to Eliminate Child Abuse and Neglect Fatalities

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CA Supreme Court Opinion in R.V.

CA Supreme Court Decision in in re R.V. - decision reversed a lower court decision...

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Presidential Proclamation — National Foster Care Month, 2015

Proclamation by President Obama naming May 2015 National Foster Care Month

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Letter to Santa Clara Board of Supervisors

Letter from YLC to Santa Clara Board of Supervisors opposing use of pepper spray in...

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Investigations of CA Group Homes Marked By Delays and Uncertainty

ProPublica article about California Department of Social Services' failure to timely and conclusively investigate hundreds...

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Bill to Extend Foster Care Benefits for Probation Youth Clears California Senate Committee

Article appearing in Chronicle of Social Change on SB 12, bill to grant extended foster...

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Angel Enters Foster Care through Probation’s Door

Article in Chronicle of Social Change about pending legislation, SB 12, to extend foster care...

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Widening Door on Extended Foster Care for Probation Youth

Articlein Chronicle of Social Change on how SB 12 will make it easier for foster...

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SB 12 Support Letter

Letter to Senate Judiciary Committee in support of SB 12, a bill to provide a...

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Amicus Curiae Brief – In re Y.V.

The Youth Law Center has applied for leave to file an amicus brief in a...

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Medi-cal Coverage Until 26: Health Care for Former Foster Youth

Fact Sheet on Medi-Cal Coverage for former foster youth, including who qualifies, how to sign...

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Educational Rights as a Pregnant or Parenting Teen

Fact sheet on educational rights of pregnant or parenting teens.

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