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National Center for Youth Law (NCYL) @youthlaw.bsky.social · 10h

Youth justice means creating opportunities for growth, not cycles of harm. Together, we can transform systems to promote youth development and healing. We are proud to partner with Coalition for Juvenile Justice and @wearenyjn.bsky.social during Youth Justice Action Month (YJAM).
#YJAM2025

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National Center for Youth Law (NCYL) @youthlaw.bsky.social · 13h

🚨 On Oct. 7, the Supreme Court heard Chiles v. Salazar. Colorado law protects youth from conversion therapists who make promises about changing their sexual orientation. Every young person’s well-being depends on stability, resources, and accessibility.

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National Center for Youth Law (NCYL) @youthlaw.bsky.social · 16h

Learn practical harm reduction strategies to support youth & families impacted by trafficking at our Commercial Sexual Exploitation of Children (CSEC) Action Team session on Oct 22.

🔗 Register: youthlaw.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

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National Center for Youth Law (NCYL) @youthlaw.bsky.social · 20h

Grateful to the advocates, young leaders, and @asmmiabonta.bsky.social who made this victory possible!

National Center for Youth Law (NCYL) @youthlaw.bsky.social · 20h

🌟 Big win for youth justice in California! Gov. Newsom signed our bill AB 1376 (Bonta) into law, ending endless probation for youth. This landmark bill offers hope, opportunity & reaffirms the commitment to a fairer, more equitable youth justice system.

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National Center for Youth Law (NCYL) @youthlaw.bsky.social · 3d

Learn more and dive into the full curriculum from @vera.org: www.vera.org/ending-girls...

And to learn more about our work to fight commercial sexual exploitation of children: youthlaw.org/focus-areas/...

Strategies and Insights to End Girls’ Incarceration: Lessons from the…

Vera works closely with government and civic leaders to urgently build and improve justice systems that ensure fairness, promote safety, and strengthen…

www.vera.org

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National Center for Youth Law (NCYL) @youthlaw.bsky.social · 3d

Too often, young people who are unsafe at home end up entangled in the juvenile legal system, exposing them to more harm.

#InternationalDayOfTheGirl is a reminder that girls and gender expansive youth deserve systems that uplift rather than punish.

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National Center for Youth Law (NCYL) @youthlaw.bsky.social · 4d

This Youth Justice Action Month, we’re #UnitedForUnderstanding. Through books, lived experience, and shared stories, we learn how to better support youth impacted by the juvenile legal system. We are proud to partner with @wearenyjn.bsky.social
and National Youth Justice Network during YJAM.

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National Center for Youth Law (NCYL) @youthlaw.bsky.social · 4d

Learn more about how we work to ensure that every young person has access to mental health services here: youthlaw.org/initiatives/...

Advocate for Improved Mental Health Access and Equity | National Center for Youth Law

All children and youth should be able to access mental health care services and support in their communities. NCYL works to normalize and improve access to quality mental health care for all children…

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National Center for Youth Law (NCYL) @youthlaw.bsky.social · 4d

This #WorldMentalHealthDay and every day, we center youth. This year’s theme is “access to services—mental health in catastrophes and emergencies.” During emergencies and beyond, every young person deserves trauma-informed, culturally competent, equitable mental health care.

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National Center for Youth Law (NCYL) @youthlaw.bsky.social · 4d

📢 Lessons Learned: Implementing Harm Reduction Strategies to Support Youth and Families Impacted by Trafficking

Join the Commercial Sexual Exploitation of Children (CSEC) Action Team Oct 22, 1:30 PT for this virtual workshop.

Register: youthlaw.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

National Center for Youth Law (NCYL) @youthlaw.bsky.social · 5d

Learn more and dive into the full curriculum from @vera.org: www.vera.org/ending-girls...

And to learn more about our work to fight commercial sexual exploitation of children: youthlaw.org/focus-areas/...

Strategies and Insights to End Girls’ Incarceration: Lessons from the…

Vera works closely with government and civic leaders to urgently build and improve justice systems that ensure fairness, promote safety, and strengthen…

www.vera.org

National Center for Youth Law (NCYL) @youthlaw.bsky.social · 5d

What if we invested in girls' freedom, instead of their incarceration?

NCYL and @vera.org’s new brief explores how and why girls and gender-expansive youth impacted by commercial sexual exploitation are criminalized and what must change.

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National Center for Youth Law (NCYL) @youthlaw.bsky.social · 5d

Learn practical harm reduction strategies to support youth & families impacted by trafficking at our Commercial Sexual Exploitation of Children (CSEC) Action Team session on Oct 22.

🔗 Register: youthlaw.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

National Center for Youth Law (NCYL) @youthlaw.bsky.social · 5d

Thank you Laura Bauer at the @kansascity.com for shedding light on this topic: www.kansascity.com/news/politic...

www.kansascity.com

National Center for Youth Law (NCYL) @youthlaw.bsky.social · 5d

An annual report about our lawsuit advocating for safety and stability in the Kansas foster system shows kids cycling through unstable placements, missing needed mental health care, & living without consistent support.

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National Center for Youth Law (NCYL) @youthlaw.bsky.social · 5d

“Too many children in Kansas’s foster system sleep in a different bed every week or even every night, [and] go without desperately needed mental health care.” –Kamala Buchanan-Williams, NCYL

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National Center for Youth Law (NCYL) @youthlaw.bsky.social · 7d

And thank you to @acaciajustice.bsky.social for their partnership in shedding light on this issue.

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National Center for Youth Law (NCYL) @youthlaw.bsky.social · 7d

In NCYL's latest report, “The Unraveling of ORR,” Dr. Matlow answers this question and so many more, discussing both the longstanding research on the harms of detention on children and the additional risks posed by ORR’s recent policy changes.

Read more: youthlaw.org/resources/un...

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National Center for Youth Law (NCYL) @youthlaw.bsky.social · 8d

And thank you to @acaciajustice.bsky.social for their partnership in shedding light on this issue.

National Center for Youth Law (NCYL) @youthlaw.bsky.social · 8d

Our latest report shows how prolonged detention harms unaccompanied children. Their mental & physical health deteriorates, leading to hopelessness and deep distress.

Learn more here: youthlaw.org/resources/un...

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National Center for Youth Law (NCYL) @youthlaw.bsky.social · 11d

Children deserve meaningful support and legal representation, not what amounts to a cash bribe.

www.cnn.com/2025/10/03/p...

Trump administration prepares to offer money to unaccompanied migrant teenagers to voluntarily leave US | CNN Politics

The Department of Homeland Security is preparing to offer unaccompanied migrant teenagers in the United States the option to voluntarily leave the country and receive a payment, according to three sou...

www.cnn.com

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National Center for Youth Law (NCYL) @youthlaw.bsky.social · 11d

Let's be clear: DHS's "offers" to unaccompanied immigrant children are not made with their best interests in mind. As NCYL's Neha Desai said to @cnn.com, "Voluntary departure has always been an option."

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National Center for Youth Law (NCYL) @youthlaw.bsky.social · 12d

And thank you to @acaciajustice.bsky.social for their partnership in shedding light on this issue.

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National Center for Youth Law (NCYL) @youthlaw.bsky.social · 12d

In our latest report, read David’s story, a 14-year-old detained in ORR custody and kept apart from his mother Isabel by new government requirements that have prevented his release.

Read NCYL’s latest report “The Unraveling of ORR”: youthlaw.org/resources/un...

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