Publications | Justice for Children and Youth

JFCY publications are free to download and distribute

JFCY poster JFCY tri-fold

Comic Series (2 different sets):

Comic set one topics: Cannabis, Leaving Home, Bail, Youth Court, Mental Healthcare, JFCY poster

Comic set two topics: Education, Police Contact, Human Rights, Sexual Consent, Immigration Status / CASA program, JFCY poster

Teen Street Guide – pocket-sized foldout with info on a variety of youth services and a map showing their location in the city, 2017.

Cannabis infographic – effective Oct 2018, recreational use of cannabis is permitted with limits on age, amounts, growing, etc.

School Issues:

Right to Attend – school boards, location, exemptions, quitting

Special Education – identification process, IPRCs and IEPs, accommodation, reviews, appeals

Suspensions – discipline process, mitigating circumstances, reviews and appeals

Expulsions – discipline process, mitigating circumstances, hearings and appeals

Human Rights and LGBTQI2S Legal Rights:

Human Rights in Ontario – discrimination, protected grounds and areas, making a claim

LGBTQI2S Legal Rights – sexual identity and sexual expression, GSAs, gender and trans inclusive spaces, changes to government documents

Youth Criminal Justice:

Youth Criminal Court Process – right to a lawyer, EJM and EJS, attending court, flowchart

Bail in Youth Criminal Court – being released, sureties and being held

Child Welfare:

Going into the Care of a Children’s Aid Society (CAS) – being removed from your home and brought to a safe place, preparing for court and trial, and things that happen after going to court (2020)

Being in the Care of a Children’s Aid Society (CAS) – your rights in residential placements, adoption and openness orders, being pregnant, leaving your foster home or group home before 18, and extended care after 18 (2020)

Corporal Punishment – Physical discipline, section 43 of Criminal Code of Canada (assault of children, hitting and spanking)

Individual legal subjects:

Leaving Home – information for 16 & 17 year olds; includes school, work, support options, Voluntary Youth Service Agreements with CAS, Powers of Attorney for Personal Care (healthcare decisions)

Healthcare – OHIP, OHIP+ , IFHP, capacity and making treatment decisions, privacy of health records, psychiatric facilities and secure treatment

Shoplifting Demand Letters – letters from stores asking for money after being accused of and/or caught shoplifting

Age Based Laws – summary of age based legal milestones:

Know Your Rights: A legal guide to your rights and responsibilities under the Youth Criminal Justice Act (2015)

This publication was updated in October 2015 and is no longer available in a printed book format. We continue to seek funding to reprint this publication. If you would like a hard copy, please contact us to determine the cost; it will be printed on letter sized paper, 3-hole punched and ready for your binder of choice.

Cover and Backcover

Table of Contents

All Chapters (1-11)

Introduction
The Police
Lawyers
Detention
Extrajudicial Measures and Extrajudicial Sanctions (EJM & EJS)
In Court
Sentencing Process
Aboriginal Youth
Types of Sentences
Records
Appeals

Street Law Smarts 2015: fact sheets designed to assist staff working at street-youth serving agencies to help homeless youth with their legal problems

This publication is generally only available in this format. If you would like a hard copy, please contact us to determine the cost; it will be printed on letter sized paper, 3-hole punched and ready for your binder of choice.

Introduction and Summary

Table of Contents

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