CLC’s Director of Policy and Training shares with NPR the financial challenges many youth face exiting foster care experience in Los Angeles County.
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L.A. County plans ‘blind removal’ pilot
Why are Black children removed from homes at high rate? America’s largest child welfare system will soon test whether race, ethnicity or neighborhood can influence social workers’ decisions to remove children from their homes.
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‘Raise the Age’ Reforms Lead to No More Youths in NY Adult Prisons
Bringing More Teens Home: Raising the Age Without Expanding Secure Confinement in the Youth Justice System.
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How Do You Teach 6-Year-Olds Their Legal Rights?
Immigration lawyers and groups have been visiting emergency shelters to help educate children who crossed the border without a parent.
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Victories for Children’s Right to Counsel Surge Around the Country
To continue this year’s legislative momentum, the National Association of Counsel for Children (NACC) announces the public launch of its right to counsel campaign technical assistance program. Read the full press release below.
Read MoreCalifornia Legislator Pauses Blind Removals Bill
Susan Abrams, CLC’s policy and training director, spoke with The Imprint about AB 656, a bill aimed at addressing rampant racial disparities in California’s child welfare system.
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Beyond the Schoolhouse: Digging Deeper
Black students in 14 L.A. County school districts face serious equity barriers, study finds.
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