DHCS Launches Web Page for Medi-Cal for Former Foster Youth
DHCS has launched a web page on Medi-Cal for Former Foster Youth. This site is a great resource and contains […]
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YLC Honors Unsung Heroes on December 7, 2015
Each year the Youth Law Center recognizes people who have made a difference in the lives of our clients during
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YLC Releases Survey/Recommendations on Congregate Care
At the Youth Law Center we are continuing our work to ensure that children and youth who must be removed
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Governor Brown Signs Landmark Child Welfare Bill
YLC celebrates Governor Brown’s signing of AB 403, a landmark bill that will move child welfare and probation away from
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Governor Brown Signs Juvenile Defender Training Bill
YLC celebrates the signing of AB 703 (Bloom) by Governor Brown, which we co-sponsored with the East Bay Children’s Law
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Action Alert on Congregate Care Bill
Tell Governor Brown Children in Foster Care Deserve Families, Not Institutions –Now is the time to urge Governor Jerry Brown
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Shackling in Transportation; Hobbling Fairness
On August 24, YLC demanded an end to indiscriminate shackling of juveniles being transported to court in Contra Costa County.
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Judge Orders Compliance with Flores Settlement by Oct. 23
United States District Court judge Dolly Gee ordered the Department of Homeland Security and other federal defendants to comply with
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Judge Rules for Immigrant Children
United States District Court Judge Dolly Gee has ruled that immigrant children who are accompanied by a parent when they are
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Locked Up and Alone
YLC Staff Attorney Sue Burrell was interviewed for a story appearing in the June 29, 2015 edition of THE CRIME
Court of Appeal Reverses Disposition for Immigrant Youth
The California Court of Appeal has reversed and remanded a juvenile court disposition that ordered a youth to live with his
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Collateral Consequences of Juvenile Court
YLC staff attorney Sue Burrell’s article, “Collateral Consequences of Juvenile Court: Boulders on the Road to Good Outcomes,” appears in
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