Youth Rights Archive
The number of children in foster care has increased for the third straight year. Foster parent shortages have been reported in at least 24 states, with children staying in offices and hotels. The move by some states to close residential …
The Vera Institute of Justice, using a $2.2 million matching grant from the Justice Department, is working with five state corrections departments on reducing the use of solitary confinement of prisoners, a strategy that is disproportionately employed on young wards. …
Today, the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors will vote on a motion aimed at “enhancing” and “expanding” the county’s patchwork of home visiting programs.
Every day in the news, we see case after case of children and teens accused of committing very adult crimes, including assaults, rapes and even murders. In many cases, adolescents and teens simply do not possess a full understanding of …
The advocates are Charlie Brown. Congress is Lucy. And the football is the reauthorization of the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act (JJDPA). Once again, momentum was established on a bill to update the bill that sets minimum federal standards …
A new report from the Annie E. Casey Foundation looks at ways child welfare agencies can improve foster parent recruitment and retention. In the report, the authors argue that more training and support of foster parents can result in more …
A Senate bill to reauthorize the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act (JJDPA) will be up for a unanimous consent vote this afternoon. But Youth Services Insider has learned that it is unlikely to pass because of the continued objection to it …
Tahirih Justice Center recently released a report outlining child marriage laws in each state across the country. The center found that 27 states have no legal minimum age for marriage, meaning that there is no “floor” beneath which a child cannot …
Lawful but awful. This is the phrase that is now commonly used to describe the deadly shootings committed by the police against people of color.
WASHINGTON — Incarceration can be difficult for mature adults, but it can be irreversibly traumatic for adolescents.
