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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AB 388: What Social Workers Need to Know

Fact sheet for social workers on AB 388: a new law taking effect January 1,...

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Motion to Enforce Settlement

Motion to Enforce Settlement and Memorandum in Support of Motion to Enforce Settlement of Class...

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Press Release

Press Release on Motion to Enforce Settlement Agreement in Flores v. Johnson

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DHCS Flyer re Medi-Cal for Former Foster Youth

Flyer from DHCS on Medi-Cal for former foster youth ---who qualifies and how to...

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ACWDL 14-41 – Enrollment in the Former Foster Care Children’s (FFCC) Program for Mandatory Coverage Group an...

The purpose of this All County Welfare Directors Letter (AWCDL) is to provide County Department...

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Sticker Shock: Calculating the Full Price Tag for Youth Incarceration

Report by the Justice Policy Institute outlining the costs of juvenile incarceration.

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Juvenile Justice Can Be Less Expensive and More Effective

Op-ed by YLC Staff Attorney Sue Burrell on the cost of juvenile detention published by...

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Legal Rights of Teens in Out of Home Care (2014)

This booklet, based on California law, covers some of the concerns of a youth in...

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California takes on harsh discipline and academic inequities for black, latino students

Article by Center for Public Integrity on school discipline and push out of Black and...

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Letter from YLC sponsoring AB 388

Letter to Assembly Member Wesley Chesbro co-sponsoring SB 388

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AB 388 Chaptered Text

Text of AB 388, bill requiring oversight on the use of law enforcement in group...

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Prison for Teen Who Lit “Agender” Youth’s Skirt on Fire Thwarts Healing

Blog, by Youth Law Center Staff Attorney Sue Burrell, for the Huffington Post, on the...

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