Tackling truancy: Students in need of support shouldn’t be sent to court

A new report in Texas…

Blazing trails: How NCYL‘s Shakti Belway is continuing legacy of her barrier-breaking grandfather

No, a parent and child shouldn’t be separated just because the parent used drugs

While California…

Student-led protests, when peaceful, are testament to health & strength of our democracy

A love letter, to young people across the world

Shakti Belway, Executive Director of the National…

The Flores Settlement: Why it’s important, and what the government is required to do before getting out of it

Asian American youth face unique struggles amid mental health crisis

Amid both Mental Health…

A new year, a new strategy for fighting for America’s youngest generation

Kristen Weber honored for efforts to dismantle harmful family policing systems

NCYL’s Director of Child Welfare presented with American Bar Association’s Mark Hardin Award, which recognizes efforts to…

No child is unworthy of care: Young people deserve better from the legal system

Children shouldn’t…