NY: For Students to Recover and Thrive, New York Should Ensure Free School Meals Statewide (Opinion) Gotham Gazette - September 20, 2021 As students have returned to the classrooms, back-to-school jitters are likely to be at an all-time high. Anxiety about everything from vaccination status to … [Read more...]

NY: Vaccinate Teens Without Parental Consent, City Child Welfare Agency Says City - September 19, 2021 The city's child welfare agency has given the green light to administer COVID-19 vaccines to more than 600 minors living in certain juvenile detention and foster homes, including when their … [Read more...]

NY: Westchester County Executive George Latimer Appoints New Leadership to Department of Social Services (Press release) Office of the County Executive - September 17, 2021 County Executive George Latimer has appointed Katrina R. Alexander to Deputy Commissioner of the Westchester County … [Read more...]

PA: Mask-wearing is not child abuse, and saying so minimizes real problems, advocates in Pennsylvania say (Includes video) Tribune Media Services - September 17, 2021 An army of child welfare advocates are striking back at those who are making claims that requiring children to wear masks in school … [Read more...]

US: In 'Blue Bayou,' Justin Chon highlights citizenship limbo of Korean adoptees (Includes video) 48 hills - September 19, 2021 Adopted as a three-year-old from South Korea and as thoroughly Cajun as crawfish etouffee, Antonio LeBlanc has never had any reason to question his American citizenship … [Read more...]

US: Abused children among the most serious crime in U.S. (Commentary) Lootpress - September 17, 2021 The idea that adults might be sexually attracted to children is so offensive that most parents prefer not to think about it. They should. By conservative estimates, one out of 10 children is … [Read more...]

US: The Indianapolis Star showed Simone Biles the 'magnitude' of gymnastics abuse. How it got the story. (Commentary) (Requires subscription) (Includes video) Washington Post - September 17, 2021 As Simone Biles delivered stirring testimony before a Senate committee about her abuse at the hands of … [Read more...]

Afghanistan: Giving birth under the Taliban (Commentary) BBC News - September 19, 2021 Rabia is cradling her newborn baby, just days after giving birth at a small hospital in Nangarhar province in Afghanistan's east. "This is my third child, but the experience was totally different. It was … [Read more...]

Belgium: Flanders working to future-proof intercountry adoption (Includes video) Brussels Times - September 17, 2021 The Flemish Government announced on Friday that it will translate an expert panel report into an action plan to ensure that future international adoptions take place correctly and … [Read more...]

NY: Holchul asks for masks during Delta variant rise.Oswego County News Now - September 16, 2021 As Delta variant COVID-19 infection rates run rampant statewide, Gov. Kathy Hochul Wednesday announced new facemask requirements for a variety of state-licensed facility regardless of vaccination … [Read more...]