NY: Expand Support for Families, But Not Inside the Child Welfare System (Opinion) Imprint - June 04, 2021 Mayor Bill de Blasio's recent announcement that New York City will invest millions in "family enrichment centers" sounds like a win for families. But this initiative should be reconsidered, … [Read more...]

NY: More than a dozen women across the US say a New York Christian camp leader abused them USA Today Network - June 04, 2021 A USA Today Network investigation found that Aarum, 55, touched at least 16 teenage girls inappropriately, some on multiple occasions, according to their firsthand accounts. … [Read more...]

PA: Erie County Office of Children & Youth to hire 29 people to meet new state mandate (Includes video) Erie Times-News - June 04, 2021 New guidance from the Pennsylvania Office of Children & Youth now requires county agencies to give more attention to lower-level cases that might … [Read more...]

PA: Former Philadelphia Family Court Judge Suspended for 'Blatant and Inexcusable' Conduct That Wreaked 'Havoc' on Litigants Law & Crime - June 04, 2021 A Philadelphia Family Court judge was suspended for six months without pay after a state disciplinary tribunal issued an opinion concluding … [Read more...]

PA: Recipients, creators of Penn State scholarship discuss racial disparities in child welfare system (Includes video) Daily Collegian (Penn State) - June 04, 2021 Within the field of child welfare, many report racial disparities and inequities in the system -- a new annual Penn State scholarship … [Read more...]

US: Soaring rhetoric, tepid recommendations: A new report suggests a child welfare establishment group fighting with itself (Opinion) NCCPR Child Welfare Blog - June 07, 2021 After years of ignoring, or impeding, racial justice in child welfare, the group calling itself "Children's Rights" now … [Read more...]

US: Telehealth still handy for behavioral health care services (Commentary) (Requires subscription) Standard-Journal - June 05, 2021 Telehealth, healthcare services provided virtually, has given behavioral healthcare and related services a boost. Also: Telehealth: Delivering Care Safely During … [Read more...]

US: A Role for Philanthropy in Juvenile Justice Reform (Commentary) Pew Charitable Trusts - June 04, 2021 Although they are extreme, these stories illustrate two fundamental problems with many state juvenile systems. Supervision and incarceration are regularly used for youth who have committed … [Read more...]

US: ACF's Fiscal Year 2022 Budget Request (Press release) Administration for Children and Families, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services - June 04, 2021 I am pleased to present the FY 2022 President's Budget request for the Administration for Children and Families (ACF). ACF programs … [Read more...]

Canada: Canadian Indigenous Chief: 'Nobody Can Deny Residential Schools Were The Genocide Of Our People' (Includes audio) KUOW - June 03, 2021 Indigenous Canadians are mourning the loss of 215 children whose remains were found in a mass grave at a former residential school in British Columbia. The … [Read more...]