YAIO Newsletters

Winter 2009 (pdf)
Fall 2008 (pdf)

YAIO News

YAIO News is published annually and includes information about our programs and services, updates on our councils and legislative action affecting North Carolina's youth, events of interest in the community, resources, and a calendar of events.You can also find out how to get the next issue of Voice For Youth sent directly to your inbox!

Handbooks

Youth Rights and Responsibilities

Young people today are faced with many decisions.This handbook was created to help inform middle and high school students about their rights and responsibilities.Youths can use this information to make informed decisions about issues that will affect the rest of their lives and to support them in their journey toward becoming mature, responsible adults. The handbook includes sections on school, employment, money, transportation, health, drugs and alcohol, abuse and neglect, juvenile justice, parental rights, emancipation and marriage, and civic participation.

• Youth Rights and Responsibilities - A Handbook For North Carolina's Youth
• Los derechos y las responsabilidades de los jóvenes - Manual para los jóvenes de Carolina del Norte .

You and the Justice System

This guide to North Carolina's juvenile justice system will help you get a basic understanding of the system and how it works for juveniles, their families and the community. It includes pertinent information for juveniles in the courts, their parents, and victims or witnesses.

• You and the Juvenile Justice System - A Guide for Youths, Parents and Victims
• Ustedes y el sistema de justicia para menores - Una guía para el menor, sus padres y la víctima