Resource Library

Northern Lights: Success in Student Achievement and School Discipline at Northern Elementary School

As a follow up to the February, 2003, Building Blocks study that illustrated the disproportionate...

Categories: Discipline/truancy, Racial Justice/DMC

Improving Access to Medi-Cal for Youth in the Juvenile Justice System

This is the final report for a multi-year effort, funded by The California Endowment, to...

Categories: Access to care, Mental health needs

Difficult to Place: Youth with Mental Health Needs in California Juvenile Justice

This report presents the findings of Youth Law Center's research into placement issues for juvenile...

Categories: Disposition/placement, Mental health needs, Placement delay

Mental Health Issues Facing Adolescents in the Juvenile Justice System: Part I – The Lack of Mental Health Resourc...

Part I explores the lack of mental health resources and services for youth in the...

Categories: Mental health needs, Trying juveniles as adults

Punitive Juvenile Justice Policies and the Impact on Minority Youth

A review and analysis of recent 'get tough' legislation and its effect on youth of...

Categories: Racial Justice/DMC

The Human Impact of Crowding in Juvenile Detention

This article explores the human impact of crowding as actually observed in detention centers around...

Categories: Detention, Disposition/placement, Legal/policy issues

Gang Evidence: Issues for Criminal Defense

This extensive article covers issues such as gangs in a societal context, the difficulty in...

Categories: Gangs, Juvenile justice legal issues

Emancipating from Foster Care in the Bay Area: What Types of Programs Are Available for Youth Aging Out of the Foster C...

This BASSC Monograph examines the current needs of youth aging out of the foster care...

Categories: Foster care, Independent Living/Transition

Adolescents, the Foster Care System, and the Transition to Adulthood: What Legal Aid Lawyers Need to Know

Older adolescents leaving foster care still face tremendous obstacles as they make the transition to...

Categories: Foster care, Independent Living/Transition, Permanency planning

Making Reasonable Efforts: A Permanent Home for Every Child

An update of our earlier publication, Making Reasonable Efforts: Steps for Keeping Families Together, this...

Categories: Foster care

Model Questions for Defining Reasonable Efforts

A booklet in question and answer format that serves as a guide for judges in...

Categories: Foster care

Institutions vs. Foster Homes: The Empirical Base for a Century of Action

This is an important report on recent research comparing the advantages and disadvantages of institutional...

Categories: Congregate care