DYD News

Check out the latest news, press releases, program highlights, and stories about the Department of Youth Development.

Compton Tech Week 2026 Ends, Shaping 280 Future Tech Leaders

Los Angeles Sentinel / May 8, 2026

State moves to take over troubled LA County juvenile halls

Daily News / July 24, 2025

Barger Champions Second Chances, Honors Flintridge Center’s 50th Apprenticeship Cohort

Pasadena Now / July 1, 2025

Judge OKs plan to relocate youth from Los Padrinos Juvenile Hall

Hey SoCal / May 18, 2025

LA County Department of Youth Development Announces New Resources for Justice-Involved Youth

DYD / May 13, 2025

Recommendations to curtail street takeovers made amid rise seen in parts of Los Angeles

Daily News / March 23, 2025

LA County Department of Youth Development & 2nd Call Partner for Youth Support and Safety at Los Padrinos Juvenile Hall

DYD / March 17, 2025

County Launches Youth Development Networks

Beverly Press / July 17, 2024

How Some Foundations Get Philanthropic Dollars Inside L.A. County Bureaucracy

Los Angeles Times / December 14, 2023

L.A. County Will Bring Music Education To Troubled Youth Detention Facilities

LAist / June 6, 2023

David J. Carroll Sworn in as Director of Department of Youth Development

Los Angeles Post / February 21, 2022

L.A. County Launches New Youth Development Department to Deter Crime

The Imprint / July 28, 2022

L.A. County Launches Youth Development Department

Antelope Valley Times / July 6, 2022

L.A. to Create New Juvenile Justice System Focused on Care

Los Angeles Times / November 25, 2020