Article about February 24, 2015 hearing before the Human Services Committee about the over-use of psychotropic medications on foster youth.
Senate panel examines why California foster system addicted to psychiatric drugs View More
This article is about trauma and the environment of care – the way detention itself and conditions of confinement affect
Trauma and the Environment of Care in Juvenile Institutions View More
Article about why it is critical that the Prevention and Early Intervention (PEI) Guidelines be written flexibly enough to permit
Youth of Color and MHSA Prevention and Early Intervention View More
National Juvenile Defender Summit handout focusing on youth with serious mental health needs.
What Defenders Can Do to Reduce Placement Delay/Placement Failure View More
LA Times article about the filing of Morris v. Harper, a lawsuit against the California Youth Authority for providing substandard
Youth Prison System Sued Over Health Care View More
LA Times article about the Youth Law Center case, Wilber v. Warner (previously Morris v. Harper).
Improvements Ordered in State Youth Prison Clinics View More
The Youth Law Center joined with over 35 national child welfare and mental organizations to thank Senator Debbie Stabenow for
Senator Debbie Stabenow’s Amendment re TFC View More
The Youth Law Center joined with over 35 national child welfare and mental organizations to thank Senator Debbie Stabenow for
Thank You Letter to Senator Debbie Stabenow Re Medicaid Coverage Amendment View More
Youth Law Center’s work on placement delay was cited in this Berkeley Center on Criminal Justice Policy Brief, Mental Health
Mental Health Issues in California’s Juvenile Justice System View More
Willie M. v. Hunt was a federal civil rights lawsuit that challenged the state’s failure to provide adequate community-based treatment
Willie M. v. Hunt Judgment and Order View More
Willie M. v. Hunt was a federal civil rights lawsuit that challenged the state’s failure to provide adequate community-based treatment
Willie M. v. Hunt Complaint View More
This lawsuit was filed in May 2000, challenging the failure of the California Youth Authority (now the Division of Juvenile
Morris v. Harper (Wilber v. Cate) Peremptory Writ of Mandamus View More
