Welcome to the Children, Youth, and the Law research guide! In this guide, you will find key sources and resources about areas of law that affect children and their families. The laws and systems described in this guide all impact the children and families the Youth & Family Rights clinic represents. In this guide, you can find information such as:
- why and how a state intervenes into the life of a family;
- what happens if a school or parent/guardian files a petition in juvenile court when a child is running away or not attending school;
- the obligations a school has to provide services to a child with a disability;
- the rights a child has to health care;
- the services a youth transitioning to adulthood can access;
- what happens when a child is accused of a crime; and
- the various administrative and court procedures children and their families may need to navigate
You'll find some general resources below on children and the law; or you can use the boxes to the left to navigate to the topic you wish to explore.
