Group Homes/Non-Secure Placement

January 24, 2025

Advocating for the Most Connected Placement: A Guide to Reducing the Use of Group Care

This Guide is intended to be a practical tool that can be used by attorneys and advocates to ensure that […]

October 17, 2024

This report reflects on the first year since the closure of the Warren E. Thornton (WET) Youth Center in Sacramento

June 23, 2023

The Community Care Licensing Division (CCLD) of the California Department of Social Services (CDSS) is responsible for licensing children’s community

June 23, 2023

The Community Care Licensing Division (CCLD) of the California Department of Social Services (CDSS) is responsible for licensing children’s community

February 7, 2023

This publication provides an update on funding that the state has made available to county child welfare agencies and probation

June 30, 2022

A host of new “Complex Care” supports and forms of assistance have been put into place to help develop innovative,

September 11, 2020

No child should remain in custody due to the lack of a reentry plan. Now more than ever, the juvenile

July 15, 2020

March 31, 2020

Youth Law Center has developed an emergency planning resource to support attorneys and advocates working with youth in congregate care.

September 17, 2018

July 5, 2018

Youth Arrests in Group Homes and Shelters Handout

October 5, 2016

This fact sheet describing AB 2813, a bill that would protect children and youth in foster care from being needlessly