India: Trials in cases of violence against children to be completed in a year: Kerala CM Asian News International - October 29, 2021 Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Thursday said that the state will create the right atmosphere to complete trials in cases of violence against children … [Read more...]

NY: Recent NYC child homicides raise concerns NYNmedia - October 26, 2021 Toward the end of this summer, three New York City children were beaten to death, following a series of similar child homicides, in which authorities were alerted to abuse that they suffered prior to their deaths. While this … [Read more...]

US: Britney Spears and the Right to Reproductive Justice: Regulation and Conservatorship in the Child Welfare System (Commentary) Ms. Magazine - October 26, 2021 After the outrage surrounding Britney Spears's conservatorship, activists have seized the opportunity to draw attention to the daily … [Read more...]

US: Broader tribal sovereignty at stake in federal Indian Child Welfare Act case (Commentary) Missouri Independent - October 26, 2021 A federal law to protect Native families from being separated is on a likely path to the U.S. Supreme Court, where the 41-year-old law could be upended - … [Read more...]

NY: Recent NYC child homicides raise concerns NYNmedia - October 26, 2021 Toward the end of this summer, three New York City children were beaten to death, following a series of similar child homicides, in which authorities were alerted to abuse that they suffered prior to their deaths. While this … [Read more...]

US: Britney Spears and the Right to Reproductive Justice: Regulation and Conservatorship in the Child Welfare System (Commentary) Ms. Magazine - October 26, 2021 After the outrage surrounding Britney Spears's conservatorship, activists have seized the opportunity to draw attention to the daily … [Read more...]

US: Broader tribal sovereignty at stake in federal Indian Child Welfare Act case (Commentary) Missouri Independent - October 26, 2021 A federal law to protect Native families from being separated is on a likely path to the U.S. Supreme Court, where the 41-year-old law could be upended - … [Read more...]

NY: De Blasio administration blocks parental rights bills, stirring cries of systemic racism (Includes audio and video)New York Daily News - October 25, 2021 Mayor de Blasio's top child welfare official has successfully blocked a pair of parental rights bills, outraging critics who say he's not … [Read more...]

US: Media Alert: 2021 National Standards and Ethics Center Racial Equity in Adoption Practice (Press release) National Adoption Association - October 25, 2021 Today, October 25, 2021, the National Adoption Association, an association of 500 adoption professionals, released new national standards … [Read more...]

United Kingdom: Council's placing of asylum-seekers in hotel was 'unlawful' says judge (Includes video) (Requires free registration) Independent - October 26, 2021 A London council acted unlawfully when placing a child seeking asylum in a hotel pending assessments of their age, a High Court judge … [Read more...]