Legal Representation

Recent Amendments to Federal Regulation that Improve Access to Legal Representation in Child Welfare and Related Matters

This fact sheet provides a summary of recent amendments to federal regulations, 45 CFR 1356,...

Categories: Aging Out/Transition, Child Welfare, Legal Representation, Public Benefits/Funding

10 Tips for Building Connections Between Legal Aid and Juvenile Court Counsel to Support Youth and Families

In California, outside of juvenile dependency and delinquency representation, there are few civil legal aid...

Categories: AB 12, AB 12, AB 12 Probation, Aging Out/Transition, Child Welfare, Education, Foster care, Foster Care Benefits, Health, Independent Living/Transition, Juvenile Justice, Legal Representation, Practice standards/guides, Public Benefits/Funding

Medi-Cal Due Process for Mental Health Services

This set of resources provides an overview of Medi-Cal beneficiaries' due process rights for accessing...

Categories: Access to care, Access to care/EPSDT, Grievances/appeals, Health, Legal Representation, Medicaid/Medi-Cal, Mental Health, Public Benefits/Funding

Active Listening & Building Connection with Clients: 4 Sentences That Can Help

This resource provides suggested language for questions and phrases that can help attorneys build rapport...

Categories: Confidentiality, Information Sharing, Legal Representation, Practice standards/guides

OYCR Ombuds Factsheet for Juvenile Defenders

The OYCR Ombudsperson is a new resource for youth in the juvenile justice system. The...

Categories: Juvenile Justice, Juvenile justice legal issues, Legal Representation

NACC Red Book 4th Edition: Representing Transition-Aged Youth (Chapter 22)

The National Association of Counsel For Children (NACC) recently released the 4th edition of its...

Categories: Aging Out/Transition, Child Welfare, Foster care, Legal Representation

Information gathering letter on existing FYI program

Categories: Aging Out/Transition, Child Welfare, Foster care, Legal Representation, Public Benefits/Funding

Referral letter for FUP from Civil Legal Aid attorney

Categories: Aging Out/Transition, Child Welfare, Foster care, Legal Representation, Permanency planning, Public Benefits/Funding

Referral letter for FYI from Civil Legal Aid attorney

Categories: Aging Out/Transition, Child Welfare, Legal Representation, Public Benefits/Funding

FFPSA: Advocacy and Enforcement Template Letters

A host of new “Complex Care” supports and forms of assistance have been put into...

Categories: Child Welfare, Group Homes/Non-Secure Placement, Legal Representation, Placement/Confinement

Outreach Handout for QLSPs

Categories: Child Welfare, Juvenile Justice, Legal Representation

Tips for Preparing Youth for Virtual Hearings in Child Welfare Matters

Tips for Preparing Youth for Virtual Hearings in Child Welfare Matters

Categories: Legal Representation

Youth Law Considerations for Civil Legal Services

Youth Law Considerations for Civil Legal Services

Categories: Legal Representation

A.M. v. Holmes Amicus Brief

Amicus brief filed with US Supreme Court in A.M. v. Holmes, challenging the arrest of...

Categories: Juvenile justice legal issues, Legal/policy analyses

Letter to Attorney General

Letter by Coalition of 177 children's rights, civil rights, faith based and immigrant rights' groups...

Categories: Legal Rights/Placement, Right to Counsel

Sticker Shock: Calculating the Full Price Tag for Youth Incarceration

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

Categories: Alternatives to incarceration/JDAI, Collateral consequences, Detention, Disposition/placement, Juvenile justice legal issues, Legal/policy analyses, Realignment of resources

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...

Categories: Alternatives to incarceration/JDAI, Collateral consequences, Detention, Disposition/placement, Juvenile justice legal issues, Legal/policy analyses, Realignment of resources

Letter to Senate Appropriations Committee

Letter to Senate Appropriations Committee re: costs of SB 838

Categories: Legal/policy analyses, Trying juveniles as adults

Letter to Senate Public Safety Committee – SB 838 – Oppose

Letter to Senate Public Safety Committee opposing SB 828, a bill that would create a...

Categories: Legal/policy analyses, Trying juveniles as adults

Letter to Assembly Public Safety Committee – SB 838 – Oppose

Letter to Assembly Public Safety Committee Opposing SB 838 - a bill that would create...

Categories: Legal/policy analyses, Trying juveniles as adults

SJ Mercury News Article on SB 838

Article discusses controversial bill SB 838 "Audrie's Law" which would create a new crime for...

Categories: Legal/policy analyses, Trying juveniles as adults

Experts Concerned That LA County Youth Not Always Well Served by the Juvenile Justice system

News article on the appointed counsel system for delinquency cases in Los Angeles County.

Categories: Legal/policy analyses

Profile of Honorable Tomar Mason

This article profiles YLC Board Member Honorable Tomar Mason.

Categories: Legal/policy analyses

The Right to an Attorney in California Juvenile Delinquency Cases

This is a fact sheet describing the right to an attorney in California juvenile delinquency...

Categories: Right to Counsel

SB 166 – Bill re Training Juvenile Delinquency Attorneys

SB 166 requires Judicial Council to establish minimum hours of training and education necessary in...

Categories: Practice standards/guides

SB 166 Fact Sheet: Training for Juvenile Delinquency Attorneys

Factsheet for SB 166 that would require Judicial Council to establish minimum hours of training...

Categories: Practice standards/guides

Public Records and Freedom of Information Act Requests – Power Point Presentation

Power point presentation on how public records and Freedom of Information Act requests can be...

Categories: Practice standards/guides

What Defenders Can Do to Reduce Placement Delay/Placement Failure

National Juvenile Defender Summit handout focusing on youth with serious mental health needs.

Categories: Mental health needs, Practice standards/guides

Juvenile Delinquency: The Case for Specialty Training

This Daily Journal article explores the special skills and training needed to represent young people...

Categories: Legal/policy analyses

Juvenile Defense Attorneys Speak Out

Daily Journal article that explores the special skills and training needed to represent young people...

Categories: Legal/policy analyses

MacArthur Foundation Juvenile Indigent Defense Action Network – Power point Presentation

Power point presentation on JIDAN and what it has done in California so far.

Categories: Practice standards/guides

What Can Public Defenders Do to Reduce Placement Delay/Placement Failure

Two page list of what public defenders can do to reduce placement delay and placement...

Categories: Placement delay, Practice standards/guides

Ineffective Assistance of Counsel: Systemic Causes, Systemic Solutions – Powerpoint Presentation

This power point presentation looks at the characteristics of delinquency system and delinquency attorneys in...

Categories: Legal/policy analyses

Youth Participation in Court Hearings

In recent years, courts and child welfare systems around the country have recognized the importance...

Categories: Foster care, Juvenile records/court proceedings, Practice standards/guides

Shifting Values in Juvenile Justice – Daily Journal (December 21, 2010)

This is an op ed piece summing up juvenile justice reform in the first part...

Categories: Division of Juvenile Facilities, Legal/policy analyses, Realignment of resources

Juvenile Defense Attorneys Speak Out – Daily Journal (January 15, 2010)

This is the second part of a two part piece on training and resource needs...

Categories: Legal/policy analyses, Right to Counsel

Juvenile Delinquency: The Case for Specialty Training – Daily Journal (January 14, 2010)

This is part one of a two part piece published in the Daily Journal. ...

Categories: Legal/policy analyses, Right to Counsel

Evaluation of the Guardian Ad Litem System in Nebraska

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

Categories: Practice standards/guides

Kleppe v. Superior Court of Marin County and Marin County Petition

The Youth Law Center filed Kleppe v. Superior Court of Marin County and Marin County...

Categories: Practice standards/guides

Hollingsworth v. Orange County Statement of Decision and Judgment

Hollingsworth v. Orange County was a conditions of confinement case filed in state court. The...

Categories: Detention, Legal/policy issues, Right to Counsel

Hollingsworth v. Orange County Third Amended Complaint

Hollingsworth v. Orange County was a conditions of confinement case filed in state court. The...

Categories: Detention, Legal/policy issues, Right to Counsel

Contracts for Appointed Counsel in Juvenile Delinquency Cases: Defining Expectations

In May 2012, the UC Davis Journal of Juvenile Law and Policy published Staff Attorney...

Categories: Right to Counsel