US: Military Families: Additional DOD Actions Could Better Support Military Foster and Adoptive Families U. S. Government Accountability Office - August 19, 2021 The Department of Defense offers programs and services that can help active-duty servicemembers who foster or adopt a child. But, most … [Read more...]

US: U.S. families mid-adoption are trying to get Afghan children out (Includes video) Associated Press - August 18, 2021 It's unclear how many among the throngs of people trying to flee Afghanistan include potential adoptive children. Mary King, executive director of Frank Adoption Center in Wake … [Read more...]

International: One billion children at 'extremely high risk' of the impacts of the climate crisis - UNICEF (Press release) UNICEF - August 19, 2021 Young people living in the Central African Republic, Chad, Nigeria, Guinea, and Guinea-Bissau are the most at risk of the impacts of climate change, … [Read more...]

CT: State admits liability in case of Groton foster care abuse Day - August 18, 2021 The state of Connecticut admitted last month that it was partially liable for the abuse and neglect endured by a baby boy while he was in a foster home in Groton. The boy, referred to in court records by his … [Read more...]

NY: 'No recourse': Abuse survivors have fewer legal options after Child Victims Act expires Press-Republican - August 18, 2021 With the deadline to file lawsuits under New York's Child Victims Act expiring last Saturday, attorneys representing some of the survivors of sexual abuse say victims now … [Read more...]

NY: How the Pandemic Became an Unplanned Experiment in Abolishing the Child Welfare System (Opinion) New Republic - August 18, 2021 Some experts feared the worst: that removed from the watchful eyes of the Child Welfare System, children were suffering. Pediatricians, government officials, and … [Read more...]

US: As child hospitalizations rise, leaders must act now (Opinion) Hill - August 19, 2021 With schools opening as the Delta variant of COVID-19 surges, children under 12 face rising infection risks with no protection from vaccines. There are thousands of preventable child hospital admissions from … [Read more...]

US: On why you can solve most "neglect" issues with money; so the rocket scientists can stick to rocket science (Opinion) (May require subscription) Youth Today - August 19, 2021 A concept some of us have been pushing for decades has suddenly become a centerpiece of the child welfare debate: … [Read more...]

US: Parents worried about Covid in schools have an easy weapon at hand, experts say -- fresh air (Includes video) CNN - August 19, 2021 Filtered or fresh air is not a substitute for masks and certainly no substitute for vaccination, but it's another way to help protect people stuck indoors for … [Read more...]

US: Prosecutors Push Back on Enduring "Superpredator" Label (Commentary) Imprint - August 19, 2021 Since political scientist John DiIulio Jr. coined the term "superpredator" in a 1995 magazine article, the word has come to represent an era of panic about young people of color, particularly Black … [Read more...]