
Youth Advocacy & Policy Lab
Y-Lab advocates for the creation of child-serving systems that are trauma-sensitive, healing-centered, and antiracist, enabling all children to learn and thrive.
Who We Are
The Youth Advocacy and Policy Lab includes multiple intertwined components organized under one umbrella and driven by the same mission. Please click on the Learn More about y-Lab tab above or visit our additional program websites below.
Recent News and Events

Y-Lab Writing Program Lunch Talk with Brian Dezurick (JD ’23) and Alyssa Milstead (JD ’23)

Deny, Defund, and Divert: The Law and American Miseducation, a Talk with Professor Janel George

Lawyering for Youth in Juvenile Court, A Panel Discussion

Y-Lab Open House
