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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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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The Human Impact of Crowding in Juvenile Detention

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

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Gang Evidence: Issues for Criminal Defense

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

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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...

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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...

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Making Reasonable Efforts: A Permanent Home for Every Child

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

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Model Questions for Defining Reasonable Efforts

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

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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...

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Supplemental Amicus Curiae Letter of Pacific Juvenile Defender Center and Juvenile Law Center on Behalf of Defendant and...

Sue Burrell wrote this letter on behalf of the Pacific Juvenile Defender Center to the...

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