NY: Hundreds of Child Sexual Abuse Lawsuits Flood N.Y. Courts New York Times - August 15, 2019 Theodore E. McCarrick, the prominent Roman Catholic cardinal who was defrocked early this year for sexual abuse, brought one of his victims, James Grein, then 30, to meet Pope John Paul II in 1988. It … [Read more...]

US: Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe Chairman on ICWA Win (Commentary) Native News Online - August 15, 2019 It is imperative for the United States to honor the laws to protect our children and the begin to heal the damages done to our families. Without these crucial laws our children would be stripped … [Read more...]

US: Kids with lead poisoning will get early help in these states Pew Charitable Trust: Stateline - August 15, 2019 Illinois and Ohio this year made children with even low levels of lead in their blood automatically eligible for physical, developmental and other therapies at an earlier age, when … [Read more...]

US: Child Welfare Ideas from the Experts #5: Helping Kids by Helping Caseworkers Chronicle of Social Change - August 14, 2019 Abshire proposes three moves to improve the quality and stability of the child welfare workforce. He would have Congress contribute to scaling up evidence-based models of … [Read more...]

US: Supporting Older Youth Beyond Age 18: Examining Data and Trends in Extended Foster Care Philanthropy News Digest - August 14, 2019 Foster youth, especially foster youth of color, have significantly better outcomes if they remain in extended foster care beyond the age of 18, a report from Child … [Read more...]

US: The National Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges (NCJFCJ) Releases Resolution Regarding Animal Cruelty and Its Link to Violence (Press release) National Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges (NCJFCJ) - August 14, 2019 Empirical research demonstrates a direct link between animal … [Read more...]

US: Want to Prevent Child Abuse? Behold the Transformative Power Of Cash (Commentary) Youth Today - August 14, 2019 I think of this whenever people in child welfare declare themselves shocked by something that everyone who has to deal with child protective services already knows. The latest case … [Read more...]

Australia: The Melbourne archbishop said he'd rather go to jail than break confession confidentiality. A new bill could send him there Conversation AU - August 14, 2019 Yesterday, Victorian Parliament finally debated a bill on whether religious ministers should be forced to disclose child abuse … [Read more...]

NY: Adult Victims Of Childhood Sex Abuse In New York Can Sue Alleged Abusers (Includes audio) WNYC - August 14, 2019 The one-year filing period is known as a "look-back window," and allows victims to bring cases that used to be beyond the state's statute of limitations that legislators overhauled … [Read more...]

PA: Lawsuits Allege Former Seminarian, PSU Shenango Professor Sexually Abused Boys While Assigned to State College Church StateCollege.com - August 13, 2019 New lawsuits filed this week in Centre County Court alleges a now-deceased former seminarian and Penn State Shenango professor sexually … [Read more...]