The National Center for Youth Law (NCYL) is working to reform the juvenile justice systems in Arkansas and Wyoming, partnering with advocates, the government, and other stakeholders. cont'd...
NCYL, the Center for Study of Social Policy in Washington, DC, and Vanderbilt Law School are seeking funding to hold a national "Lessons Learned" Symposium with the goal of distilling the knowledge gained from 30 years of class action litigation to improve child welfare systems. cont'd...
Recently enacted California Senate Bill 39 requires release of important information about deaths of children from abuse and neglect. Since July 2008, NCYL has been monitoring implementation of the new law. The results to date are mixed: some compliance, but also considerable resistance. cont'd...
Rick Saletta has been appointed to serve as Special Master in Katie A. v. Bonta, a class action lawsuit filed in 2003 that aims to reduce the use of costly hospitals and group homes by improving access to intensive, community-based mental health services. cont'd...
NCYL is working to improve access to mental health services for California's "out-of-county" foster children: children placed in foster care outside the county where they lived when they first became dependents of the state cont'd...
When a child enters foster care and needs medical treatment or a mental health evaluation, may a foster parent consent for the child’s care? A social worker? What is the parent’s role? Does a child have the right to consent or refuse care? cont'd...
