Children and Teens

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  • Provides legal representation and legal referrals to young people in the juvenile justice system. Holistic approach includes comprehensive social services for youth offenders.  Also provides free legal assistance to advocates and attorneys.
  • Non-profit network of advocacy centers providing prevention, intervention, and treatment services to physically and sexually abused children and their families within a child-focused team approach.
  • Focuses on prevention of sexual abuse of children. Provides adults and communities with tools they can use to prevent sexual abuse - before there’s a victim to heal or an offender to punish. Network of community-based programs help adults who are worried about their own behavior, or that of others. Confidential helpline provides support, information and resources that enable individuals and families to keep children safe and to create healthier communities.
  • Social justice organization that advocates for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, or questioning (LGBTQ) youth  NYAC's National Resource Clearinghouse is the most comprehensive collection of information and materials on issues affecting LGBTQ youth. The National Resource Clearinghouse provides information, referrals, and materials to NYAC members, LGBTQ youth, service providers, educators, the media, and other advocates. Assistance on HIV/STD prevention and Comprehensive Sexuality Education.
  • Visit the National Teen Dating Abuse website to chat with a peer advocate 24/7.
  • Provides support and referral to local help and resources for youth in crisis.
  • Information, resources, referrals on child abuse, domestic violence, elder abuse, and other family violence issues.
  • Research and policy organization that promotes strategies to help children in poverty by access to educational, support, and health services. Affiliated with Columbia University's Mailman School of Public Health.
  • Legal advocacy organization dedicated to protecting children and their rights.  No direct assistance provided, but referrals and information are available. Additionally, provides technical assistance to attorneys who are representing children.
  • JLC works to ensure that youths in the juvenile justice system are treated fairly, are provided with competent counsel and appropriate survices duration of the time that they are under juvenile court jurisdiction. JLC has a special focus on the health care needs of females.  Direct legal assistance only in high-impact federal or appellate cases.
  • Deals with child abuse issues. Helpline provides legal assistance, referrals, public policy monitoring, technical assistance to protective parties, referrals, courtwatch information and public education. Focuses especially in cases where justice system response has fallen short.
  • The Girls’ Justice Initiative is a national coalition of organizations dedicated to ensuring equality and fairness for girls in the juvenile justice system.

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