PA: Five years after Grace Packer murder, Pennsylvania lawmakers seek stronger child protection system (Includes video) Morning Call - September 09, 2021 More than five years after the horrific rape and murder of 14-year-old foster child Grace Packer, two state lawmakers have introduced a package … [Read more...]

US: As Deadline for Federal Pandemic Relief Looms, Fosters Are Being Failed Yet Again (Opinion) Imprint - September 09, 2021 Dec. 27, 2020, federal legislation passed directing all states to enact pandemic support for older fosters, starting immediately and ending September 30 of this year. Prior … [Read more...]

US: Interior Dept. Defends ICWA In Bid For High Court Hearing (Requires free subscription) Law360 - September 09, 2021 The U.S. Department of the Interior defended the Indian Child Welfare Act's constitutionality to the U.S. Supreme Court in a petition asking the high court to clarify a messy … [Read more...]

US: Homeless. Jail. Sexually exploited. The Game of Life never talked about this. (Includes video) Center for Health Journalism (USC Annenberg) - August 30, 2021 It's been called "trading custody for care" and even a "passport to services" - the decision to turn custody of your child over to the … [Read more...]

NY: Federal Court Rejects Sweeping Class-Action Lawsuit Against New York City Foster Care System Imprint - September 08, 2021 A federal judge has denied the latest attempt by a pioneering legal advocate for foster children to proceed with a class-action lawsuit against New York City. In a Friday … [Read more...]

NY: New School Year Brings New Concerns of Pandemic 'Educational Neglect' Child Welfare Probes City - September 08, 2021 With all New York kids set to soon return for in-person classes for the first time in 1 ½ years, Mayor Bill de Blasio tried to reassure nervous parents Wednesday that … [Read more...]

US: Child Covid-19 hospitalizations reach a new high as schools reopen. That's not the only reason to protect kids from Delta, doctors say (Includes video) CNN - September 08, 2021 Just as doctors feared, more children are getting hit hard by Covid-19 as the Delta variant tramples across the … [Read more...]

US: Tribes, states seek review of Native child adoptions case Associated Press - September 08, 2021 The U.S. Supreme Court has been asked to review a case that centers on whether Native Americans should receive preference in adoptions of Native children. The 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals … [Read more...]

US: U.S. caring for more than 100 unaccompanied Afghan children (Includes video) CBS News - September 08, 2021 The federal government is currently caring for more than 100 Afghan children who arrived in the U.S. without their parents, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) said on … [Read more...]

Philippines: House OKs bill banning child marriage CNN Philippines - September 06, 2021 The House of Representatives approved on final reading House Bill 9943, which bans the practice of child marriage. During the House session on Monday, 196 congressmen voted for the approval of the measure while … [Read more...]