US: Nonprofit Lucks Out With $1 Million Windfall From 'Celebrity Wheel of Fortune' (Requires subscription) Imprint - October 18, 2021 Sunday night was not the first time that national child welfare provider Youth Villages learned that it was about to receive a $1 million gift. But it was the first … [Read more...]

US: Opinion: America's 'troubled teen industry' needs reform so kids can avoid the abuse I endured (Opinion) (Includes video) (May require subscription) Washington Post - October 18, 2021 An estimated 120,000 young people are housed in congregate-care facilities at any given time across the … [Read more...]

Afghanistan: Tahir Foundation contributes IDR 10 billion in support of UNICEF's humanitarian response in Afghanistan UNICEF - October 14, 2021 Tahir Foundation announced today a IDR 10 billion (approx. USD 700,000) grant supporting UNICEF's response to the humanitarian crisis in Afghanistan. Tahir … [Read more...]

US: Pregnant at 15, married at 16: She's speaking out to end child marriages (Includes video) NBC News - October 15, 2021 Chloe's story is not as uncommon as it might seem. From 2000 to 2018, nearly 300,000 minors under the age of 18 were legally married in the U.S., according to a recent estimate … [Read more...]

US: For thousands of Indigenous children, Native American boarding schools erased their culture or worse (Opinion) (Includes video) (May require subscription) Tennessean - October 14, 2021 Imagine being a child taken in handcuffs from your home and transported thousands of miles to a cold … [Read more...]

US: Navigating Foster Care During The Pandemic (Commentary) WAMU - October 14, 2021 According to the American Academy of Pediatrics, nearly 140,000 children lost a caregiver or parent due to pandemic-related causes. So where do those children go? Well, some of them could end up in the foster care … [Read more...]

Australia: WA ECEC professionals urged to take note of new mandatory reporting requirements Sector - October 18, 2021 The Western Australian Government recently passed legislation to extend mandatory reporting requirements to early childhood education and care (ECEC) professionals, out-of-home … [Read more...]

United Kingdom: Care review maintains stance that children's services over-investigate families despite Ofsted pushback Community Care - October 15, 2021 The children's social care review has maintained its position that children's services open too many investigations into families, despite … [Read more...]

US: LGBTQ families file foster parent lawsuit (Includes video) Associated Press - October 14, 2021 A new lawsuit filed says the federal government is funding organizations that illegally discriminate against potential LGBTQ foster parents who are wanting to care for refugee children. According to … [Read more...]

Australia: Child safety laws pass WA Parliament (Press release) Government of Western Australia - October 14, 2021 The Children and Community Services Amendment Bill 2021 has today passed State Parliament, delivering on the McGowan Government's commitment to require ministers of religion to report … [Read more...]