21. What Are Assets Child/youth advocacy. The Advocacy Network. Home, Legislative Services, Information Services, Child/youth advocacy, Board Development, Management Services. http://www.aasb.org/Assets.html

About Us Contacts Calendar Board Standards ... Shopping SEARCH Youth developmental assets are the individual qualities and social supports that help children and youth make good decisions and grow to be healthy and successful. Success is defined as becoming a self-sufficient, caring and contributing member of the community. Newsletter 1 Newsletter 11 Newsletter 21 Newsletter 31 ... [Management Services] 316 West 11th Street, Juneau, Alaska 99801-1510 Tel: (907) 586-1083 Fax: (907) 586-2995 Email: aasb@aasb.org

22. National Youth Advocacy Coalition organizations. Basic information is available for programs that we know are serving LGBTQ youth, but who are not yet NYAC members. http://209.190.203.130/nyac/program_search.lasso

Thanks for accessing NYAC's local programs search! We have included information about programs that we have identified who are serving LGBTQ young people. We hope that what you find will meet your needs. Please note that extensive information will soon be available for all NYAC member organizations. Basic information is available for programs that we know are serving LGBTQ youth, but who are not yet NYAC members. If you have suggestions for additional programs that we should include, please complete the form below or send an e-mail to NYAC's Resource Coordinator, Joseph Truong. Alaska Alabama Arkansas Arizona California Colorado Connecticut Delaware District of Columbia Florida Georgia Hawaii Iowa Idaho Illinois Indiana Kansas Kentucky Louisiana Massachusetts Maryland Maine Michigan Minnesota Missouri Mississippi Montana North Carolina North Dakota Nebraska New Hampshire New Jersey New Mexico Nevada New York Ohio Oklahoma Oregon Pennsylvania Rhode Island South Carolina South Dakota Tennessee Texas Utah Virginia Vermont Washington Wisconsin West Virginia Wyoming Add a New Program

23. National Youth Advocacy Coalition Benefits “What Does Gay Mean?” Teen Survey Article A Balanced Tobacco Control Policy Article A similuation of the effects of youth initiation policies http://209.190.203.130/nyac/resource_results.lasso

Found 281 Resource(s) for . A Guide to Effective Statewide Laws/Policies: Preventing Discrimination Against LGBT Students in K-12 Schools A Guide to Effective Statewide Laws/Policies: Preventing Discrimination Against LGBT Students in K-12 Schools Grass Roots Organizing Weekends: Organizing Manual Inside Out: A Report on the Experiences of Lesbians, Gays, and Bisexuals in America and the Public's Views on Issues and Policies Related to Sexual Orientation ... “What Does Gay Mean?” Teen Survey Article: A Balanced Tobacco Control Policy Article: A similuation of the effects of youth initiation policies on overall cigarette use Article: A simulation of the Effects of Youth Initiation Policies on Overall cigarette Use Article: Addressing the Needs of Gay and Lesbian Students: The School Counselor's Role Article: Adolescent same-sex romantic attractions and relationships: Implications for substance use and abuse Article: Adolescents and AIDS: Coping Issues Article: African American Women and Smoking: Starting Later Article: Associations Between Health Risk Behaviors and Opposite-, Same-, and Both-Sex Sexual Partners in Representative Samples of Vermont and Massachusetts High School Students

24. National Youth Advocacy Service - Patient UK National youth advocacy Service Patient UK. A directory of UK that provide patient information. National youth advocacy Service. http://www.patient.co.uk/showdoc.asp?doc=26739546

25. The Mentor Counseling Company Jeff Leiken counselor, educator, works with at risk youth. Training consulting and youth advocacy programs also provided. http://www.mentorcounselor.com

Articles NEW Building Positive Relationships with Teen Girls- Part 1 Camp Counseling Magic™ Exploring Emotional Maturity Whatever Happened to Little Johnny? View Jeffrey's Upcoming Schedule Sign up for the Mentor Counseling Company Mailing List Newsletters include provocative, practical information and updates on upcoming programs and presentations by Jeffrey Leiken. We do not share or sell your email address or personal information to anyone, anywhere, any time! Your browser does not support script

26. Youth Advocacy THE EFFECTS OF WITNESSING DOMESTIC VIOLENCE ON CHILDREN. What children experience growing up in a violent home 1. Danger Children http://stopdomesticabuse.org/links.htm

Home About AFFP Domestic Violence Advocacy ... Housing Youth Advocacy Support Groups Men's Domestic Violence Program Intervention Program for Women Wellstone Family Safety Program ... Links THE EFFECTS OF WITNESSING DOMESTIC VIOLENCE ON CHILDREN What children experience growing up in a violent home: Danger - Children may become the intended victim in the violence. They also may accidentally get caught in the middle of the violence and become hurt or killed. Chaos - Moods change quickly in the child’s home, so they are never sure what to expect. This puts a child on guard at all times. Fear and Tension - Children in violent homes will become afraid of everyone and everything because they never know what to expect. They will generally learn not to trust anyone. They begin to believe that anyone can hurt them, so it is better to just stay away. Confusion - The child in a violent home learns that hitting is used to solve problems. However, those outside the home are telling them that hitting is wrong. Isolation - In violent families, the family generally becomes cut off from the outside world. The child then withdraws from friends and adults.

27. JJPL: Youth Advocacy JJPL What We Do youth advocacy, Youth Prison Conditions, youth advocacy, Alternatives To Incarceration, youth advocacy. Photo by Nadine Batya. http://www.jjpl.org/WhatWeDo/YouthAdvocacy/youthadvocacy.html

JJPL What We Do Youth Prison Conditions Youth Advocacy Alternatives To Incarceration Youth Advocacy Photo by Nadine Batya Children are filling our juvenile courts every day without the support of a true advocate to help them and their families understand the system. Despite the fact the every child accused of a crime has a right to a defense attorney, young people across the state are finding themselves facing serious legal consequences without a dedicated juvenile defender to fight on their behalf. Not only are children and their families rarely aware of their legal rights, few public defenders have the time or resources to explain them, let alone adequately represent them. A recent report entitled The Children Left Behind describes the numerous barriers to effective representation for delinquent youth in Louisiana, including crushing caseloads, lack of training and supervision, inadequate funding, high use of pleas and waiver, and an over-reliance on probation officers. In July 2002, the American Bar Association Juvenile Justice Center released The Children Left Behind Annual Update . The Annual Update was prepared in collaboration with the Juvenile Justice Project of Louisiana in order to update stakeholders on the status of juvenile defense since the publication of the original ABA assessment last June. By fighting to keep young people out of the system and advocating for appropriate community-based interventions when necessary, zealous advocates ensure that children have the best opportunities for success, thereby strengthening both the communities where they live and the core values of the juvenile justice system. Without effective advocacy too many children are placed in prisons without any effective accountability interventions and with a high likelihood of repeating criminal behavior when they are released. More devastatingly, opportunities for personal growth and development are damaged when youth are locked away from their homes and families. JJPL recognizes the crucial role the juvenile defender plays in protecting children and ultimately, their communities. As such, JJPL represents juvenile clients in individual cases throughout the state through its

28. JJPL: Youth Advocacy youth advocacy. Children are filling our juvenile courts every day without the support of a true advocate to help them and their families understand the system. http://www.jjpl.org/WhatWeDo/YouthAdvocacy/youthadvocacy_print.html

Youth Advocacy Children are filling our juvenile courts every day without the support of a true advocate to help them and their families understand the system. Despite the fact the every child accused of a crime has a right to a defense attorney, young people across the state are finding themselves facing serious legal consequences without a dedicated juvenile defender to fight on their behalf. Not only are children and their families rarely aware of their legal rights, few public defenders have the time or resources to explain them, let alone adequately represent them. A recent report entitled The Children Left Behind describes the numerous barriers to effective representation for delinquent youth in Louisiana, including crushing caseloads, lack of training and supervision, inadequate funding, high use of pleas and waiver, and an over-reliance on probation officers. URL: http://www.jjpl.org/WhatWeDo/YouthAdvocacy/youthadvocacy.html

29. Youth Advocacy Program youth advocacy Program Detective Jorge Armenta, Los Angeles Police Department. During 1989, the City of Los Angeles Community Development http://www.lapdonline.org/general_information/dept_pub_program/yap.htm

Youth Advocacy Program Detective Jorge Armenta, Los Angeles Police Department During 1989, the City of Los Angeles Community Development Department was tasked with the responsibility to develop a master plan to coordinate the efforts of community-based counseling agencies within the City of Los Angeles. In February 1990, the Commanding Officer of the Los Angeles Police Department’s (LAPD) Juvenile Division was asked to participate in the City of Los Angeles Advisory Task Force to coordinate the efforts of developing a diversion/referral program for at-risk youth. The LAPD Juvenile Division began work to unite the existing LAPD Referral Program and the City’s Youth Advocacy Program. The Youth Advocacy Program (YAP) was designed to form an early intervention system which would refer qualifying at-risk youth and their families to referral agencies, offering treatment and counseling programs to them with the goal of reducing criminal activities and hard-core juvenile delinquency. The program was to operate out of the Juvenile Unit of each LAPD Division. Following Department procedures, juvenile investigators may exercise limited discretion on the disposition of juvenile offenders arrested for a criminal charge under the provisions of 602 of the Welfare and Institution Code (WIC). In most cases, the investigator would request a petition to the juvenile courts through the District Attorney’s Office and the Probation Department for the matter to be addressed in court. On occasion, if the offense is minor, the investigator may send the matter to a referral program.

30. Wheelock's Undergraduate Juvenile Justice And Youth Advocacy Program Concentration in Juvenile Justice and youth advocacy. Curriculum. Curriculum for Juvenile Justice and youth advocacy 38 credits. Required Courses 30 Credits. http://www.wheelock.edu/cdlf/cdlfujuvjustice.htm

UNDERGRADUATE PROGRAMS New Program! Concentration in Juvenile Justice and Youth Advocacy Curriculum The Juvenile Justice and Youth Advocacy Program is a 38-credit undergraduate concentration that prepares students to work with youth and their families in a range of settings including preventative programs, advocacy programs, and programs for juvenile offenders. Students in this concentration gain a thorough understanding of adolescent development and family systems, of the conditions and circumstances that place youth at risk for involvement in the juvenile justice system and of effective methods of prevention, advocacy, and intervention with young adults. The concentration also includes coursework on juvenile law, court procedures, and systems that serve youth and their families. Students in the program complete a prepraticum field experience, as well as a semester-long internship. Students who complete this program will: Have a comprehensive understanding of the juvenile justice system, including knowledge of relevant law and court procedures, the causes and prevention of juvenile delinquency, and correctional interventions. Have a thorough understanding of adolescent development and family systems.

31. CFIDS Advocacy, information, research and encouragement for young persons with CFIDS and related disorders. http://www.cfids.org/youth.asp

What is CFIDS? What is CFIDS in Youth? Other Resources With information and support, youth with CFIDS can achieve their goals. CFS in Youth Home Page Resources and support for: Children, adolescents, and college students with chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS), also known as chronic fatigue and immune dysfunction syndrome (CFIDS); Children and teens with related conditions such as fibromyalgia (FM), neurally mediated hypotension (NMH) and postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome (POTS); Family members, teachers, school nurses, pediatricians, family practitioners, psychologists and others who assist children and teenagers with CFS in reaching their goals. Use the links in the blue border to locate pediatric CFS articles and sources of support. Are you looking for a place to begin? You may want to visit these resources first: Guide to the Site What is CFIDS in Youth? Coping With CFIDS: A Guidebook By and For Young People with CFIDS Medical Information Reach Out to School Nurses We're launching a special campaign to help school nurses recognize CFS in children and adolescents. Will you participate? Please visit our project web page and get involved!

32. CHNJ - Services & Programs - Youth Advocacy Center youth advocacy Center. The youth advocacy Center operates out of the Covenant House New Jersey shelters located in Newark and Atlantic City. http://www.covenanthousenj.org/services/advocacy.htm

Home Volunteer Opportunities About CHNJ History ... Contact Us Youth Advocacy Center The Youth Advocacy Center operates out of the Covenant House New Jersey shelters located in Newark and Atlantic City. The shelters serve homeless and at risk youth under the age of 21. Rooted in a mission to provide unconditional love, respect and support to young people on the street, the staff at the Center provides direct legal services and engages in policy initiatives to best serve homeless and at risk youth. The Center opened its doors in the fall of 1997 and began its legal services work in the fall of 1998. The attorneys at the Youth Advocacy Center primarily provide direct representation in civil matters including: Custody Child Support Immigration Public Benefits Housing Foster Care Cases While the Center does not usually provide criminal representation, the legal staff assists clients in understanding the criminal process, clearing bench warrants and in better communicating with their court appointed public defender. In addition to representing in-house clients, the Center is also undertaking two statewide outreach projects to represent older adolescents in the foster care system.

33. Youth Advocacy Missouri State Public Defender System. The youth advocacy Unit employs attorneys in the St. Louis and Kansas City areas to ensure http://www.publicdefender.mo.gov/youth advocacy.htm

Missouri State Public Defender System The Youth Advocacy Unit employs attorneys in the St. Louis and Kansas City areas to ensure effective representation of juveniles. Attorneys in the unit also litigate certification proceedings and jury trials in the adult court system, if the child is certified to stand trial as an adult. The Youth Advocacy Unit was created in 1997 in response to a new trend in juvenile legislation putting more emphasis on punishment than on rehabilitation. To more effectively implement the United States Supreme Court ruling that juveniles are entitled to all constitutional protections, the Missouri State Public Defender System created a Youth Advocacy Unit. The unit employs a mix of new and experienced attorneys as well as interns. In addition to the training available to all attorneys in the Trial Division, attorneys in the Youth Advocacy Units also participate in a variety of national training opportunities that specifically address the special issues involved in juvenile defense. The unit also employs investigators to examine the circumstances surrounding the criminal charge. Staff disposition specialists conduct social investigations and locate available resources to help the client with treatment needs.

34. MADD Online: What Is Youth Advocacy? What is youth advocacy? http://www.madd.org/activism/0,1056,4844,00.html

Activism Guide to Congress Activism Resources Youth Activism Real-World Activists ... State-by-State Alcohol-Related Laws Find out which laws are in each state using MADD's online database. NHTSA's Legislative Tracking Database A database of current legislation on certain key traffic safety issues. Official Position Statements MADD's formal position on a variety of topics WorldAdvocacy.com Provides links to the world's premier list of advocacy groups. home Activism Youth Activism What is youth advocacy? ... Spanish articles / Artículos en Español What is youth advocacy? Printer-friendly version Email to a friend Whenever you try to persuade someone to do something or to see something your way, you are engaging in advocacy Activism simply means taking positive, direct action to achieve a political or social end. Webster's defines advocacy as "the action of advocating, pleading for, or supporting" and an advocate as "one who pleads the cause of another." One way to draw the distinction between volunteerism and advocacy is the parable of the Good Samaritan. Parable of the Good Samaritan "A girl was standing at the side of a river and saw someone flailing around in the water. She jumped in and swam toward the drowning man. With all her strength, she managed to save him. As she caught her breath, she saw another person being carried downstream. Again, she leapt into the rushing waters and, though more slowly this time, she dragged this man to safety. But then she heard the screams of more drowning victims. With Herculean effort, she was able to save just one of them. In the meantime, two more victims were swept through the rough water beyond her reach. She spent the rest of the afternoon and every ounce of her strength saving some and losing many others to the raging current. She was so busy being a Good Samaritan that she never had the chance to go upstream and see why all the people were falling into the river."

35. ND CAWS Children and youth advocacy Committee. http://www.ndcaws.org/committees/youthadvocacy.asp

Children and Youth Advocacy Committee Safety alert: Computer use can be monitored and is impossible to completely clear. If you are in danger, please use a safer computer, call your local hotline at 1-800-472-2911, and/or call the National Domestic Violence Hotline at 1-800-799-SAFE. If you are at a safer computer, click here to read more. Rural Committee Publicity Committee Shelter Committee Batterer's Treatment Forum ... Sexual Assault Issues Prioritizing Committee The Children and Youth Advocacy Committee is a group of child advocates who work in domestic violence and sexual assault programs throughout the state of North Dakota. The Committee exists to address the specific needs of child and youth victims of physical, emotional and sexual violence and child witnesses of adult or parental violence. NDCAWS/CASAND coordinates this Committee. The Committee is committed to helping to insure the safety of children in our communities and educating the public about related to violence in children’s lives. For more information on this committee contact: Cathy Ferderer NDCAWS/CASANND Contact Us ND Guide to Services Domestic Violence Sexual Assault ... About Us NDCAWS, 418 E Rosser Ste. 320, Bismarck, ND 58501

36. Youth Advocacy And Involvement Office youth advocacy and Involvement Office North Carolina Department of Administration. 217 W. Jones St., Suite 218 1319 Mail Service http://www.ncruralcenter.org/guidebook/ViewResource.asp?ID=123

37. OPT-Youth Services>Programs And Services YOUTH SERVICES PROGRAMS AND SERVICES youth advocacy COUNCIL. For more information about youth advocacy Council please contact http://www.oakparktownship.org/youthservices/programs/yac.htm

YOUTH SERVICES Partners Links HOME For more information about Youth Advocacy Council please contact: Katherine Nichols, Advisor knichols@students.depaul.edu May Madness Band Sign-up May Madness Band Sign-up - PDF Format May Madness Band Sign-up - Microsoft Word Format Mission YAC meets every Thursday from 7-8 p.m. at the Township Offices at: 105 S. Oak Park Ave. (Just past South Blvd.) Our Goals To increase awareness of youth issues. To provide youth input on community festivals and events. To organize fundraisers to benefit local charities. Participation on the Youth Services Committee. To serve as a voice for the youths of Oak Park and River Forest. Choose bands for May Madness Register your band for local events Coordinate R.E.S.P.E.C.T. Fest With Teen Friendly Business And much more! Join YAC Let Your Voice Be Heard! Home About Us General Government Senior Services ... town@oakparktownship.org Oak Park Township - 105 South Oak Park Avenue - Oak Park, IL 60302 - Phone: 708-383-8005 - Fax: 708-383-8062

38. Youthshakers IPPF Youth Advocacy and information on sexual and reproductive health by young people around the world who are a part of the International Planned Parenthood Federation. http://www.youthshakers.org/ippfyouth

39. 50 Ways To Save Our Children youth advocacy Center. The youth advocacy Center provides these young people with the essential tools they need for personal development. http://www.50ways.org/ways/youth_advocacy.html

Youth Advocacy Center The Youth Advocacy Center is dedicated to encouraging foster teens and at-risk youth to explore their potential, by helping them to develop goals for the future. To find out how you can help, visit the website: www.youthadvocacycenter.org Or, contact them at: Youth Advocacy Center 281 Sixth Avenue Second Floor New York, NY 10014 BIG WAYS CASA Organize a Giving Drive Children's Defense Fund Become a Foster Parent ... Direct Relief International non-profit organization, 501(c) 3 about us contact us terms of service site index ... site credits

40. National Youth Advocacy Coalition Legislative Alerts And Updates The National youth advocacy Coalition (NYAC) today condemned President Bush’s support for a proposed Constitutional amendment aimed at preventing samesex http://capwiz.com/nyac/issues/alert/?alertid=5206671&type=CO

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