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...]

NY: Black, Brown New York Parents Call for Change in Racist Dysfunctional ACS System Black Star News - October 22, 2021 At a hearing Thursday, before the New York State Assembly Committee on Children and Families, impacted parents, defenders, and advocates testified in favor of legislation at the … [Read more...]

NY: City Council Passes Stricter ACS Oversight Legislation (May require subscription) Politics NY - October 22, 2021 The City Council in their stated meeting on Oct. 21 approved a legislative package to hold the City's Administration for Children's Services (ACS) more accountable and better help … [Read more...]

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US: For more than a century, Texas youth prisons have fostered abuse: The institutions have proven immune to reform because abuse is imbedded in their very structures (Opinion) (Requires subscription) Washington Post - October 25, 2021 The Department of Justice recently announced a civil rights … [Read more...]