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Advocate for Improved Mental Health Access and Equity

WEBNCYL engages in impact litigation and policy advocacy, and develops research, tools, and trainings to ensure that children and youth get the mental health care that they need …

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URL: https://youthlaw.org/initiatives/advocate-improved-mental-health-access-and-equity

Most States Fail to Meet the Mental Health Needs of Foster Children

WEBIn Idaho, for example, 20 of the 50 cases were deemed “not applicable.” 35. Data gathered from the total sample of cases drawn from 43 states 36 suggests that one …

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Enhancing Mental Health Advocacy for Girls in the Juvenile Justice

WEBMany girls in the juvenile justice system need mental health services. They are, in many cases, legally entitled to those services under programs like Medicaid or …

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Immigration National Center for Youth Law

WEBNCYL works to ensure that immigrant children are able to live in communities rather than in government custody and have access to the resources and opportunities they need to …

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National Center for Youth Law

WEBMission. At the National Center for Youth Law, we Center Youth through impact litigation, policy advocacy, collaboration, and research that fundamentally transforms our nation's …

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Mental Health Education (2021) National Center for Youth Law

WEBSB 224 (Portantino) SB 224 ensures that middle and high school health courses include instruction on mental health and wellness, and requires the state to develop a plan to …

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The Federal Title X Family Planning Program: Privacy And Access …

WEBA specialist in adolescent health law, Rebecca Gudeman is a Senior Attorney at NCYL who directs the Center’s Teen Health Law Initiative. Sara Madge is a deferred …

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School-Based and School-Linked Mental Health Vision

WEBSchool-Based and School-Linked Mental Health Vision The National Center for Youth Law (NCYL) is committed to increasing access to effective mental health support for young …

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Oversight of County Mental Health Services for Foster Youth (2016)

WEBThis bill aims to strengthen the oversight and accountability of the full range of mental health service delivery, from prevention through crisis, for foster youth. SB 1291 will …

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Mental health support for court-involved youth

WEBThe National Center for Youth Law's newly published Judicial Bench Cards — developed in partnership with the Judicial Council of California — aim to ensure that court systems …

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Commercially Sexually Exploited Girls and Young Women Involved …

WEBConducted in collaboration with the National Center for Youth Law, Cal State LA, and Los Angeles County, this first-of-its kind study explores the impact of specialized services …

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SCHOOL MENTAL HEALTH 101

WEBSCHOOL MENTAL HEALTH 101. A Primer for Medi-Cal Managed Care Plans. SCHOOL MENTAL HEALTH 101. This resource was developed with funding and input from The …

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Sb 1291 fact sheet

WEBSB 1291 Fact Sheet. Contact: Sunshine Borelli at (916) 651-4015. prescribing of psychotropic drugs to foster youth and address gaps in the courts and child welfare …

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YOUTH JUSTICE IN CALIFORNIA

WEB5 reason, arguments by CPOC that probation is an appropriate agency to administer diversion services are ill-founded. Although never publicly stated, it became …

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