US: Report: Missed Well Visits Put Kids at Risk for Communicable Diseases (Includes video) Public News Service - August 06, 2021 Parents should catch their kids up on missed doctor visits, and in some cases, vaccinations, to protect themselves and their communities before they return to school, … [Read more...]

US: Apple to scan U.S. iPhones for child sexual abuse imagery WATE - August 05, 2021 Apple unveiled plans to scan U.S. iPhones for images of child sexual abuse, drawing applause from child protection groups but raising concern among some security researchers that the system could be misused by … [Read more...]

US: Researchers: Children of heavy drinkers at higher risk for health problems United Press International - August 05, 2021 Children of heavy drinkers are at increased risk for a mental health disorders, serious injuries or illnesses and criminal behavior, an analysis published Thursday by the … [Read more...]

US: Duckworth, Durbin Announce $1.6 Million for Youth Runaway Support and Prevention (Press release) Office of Tammy Duckworth, U.S. Senator for Illinois - August 04, 2021 U.S. Senators Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) and Dick Durbin (D-IL) announced $1,600,000 today in federal funding to the Chicago-based … [Read more...]

Australia: Australia to pay reparations to 'Stolen Generations' (Includes video) Aljazeera - August 05, 2021 Australia's Prime Minister Scott Morrison announced a reparations fund for some members of the "Stolen Generations" - the Indigenous Australians who were forcibly removed from their homes … [Read more...]

NY: Governor Cuomo Announces Outreach Campaign to Ensure Eligible New Yorkers Register for Advanced Payments of Federal Child Tax Credit (Press release) Office of Andrew W. Cuomo, Governor for New York - August 04, 2021 Governor Andrew M. Cuomo today announced a statewide outreach campaign to … [Read more...]

US: How Prioritizing Family First Can Narrow the Group Home-to-Juvenile Justice Pipeline (Commentary) Imprint - August 04, 2021 You've probably heard about the school-to-prison pipeline, and if you're in a child welfare space, you know of the many factors that can cause foster youth to become … [Read more...]

US: Proper Supports Could Transform Child Welfare, Chapin Hall Brief Finds Imprint - August 04, 2021 A range of concrete and economic supports could sufficiently stabilize families and children to the point that they could avoid traumatic involvement with the child welfare system, according to a … [Read more...]

International: Children of heavy drinkers are at risk for a wide range of harms Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs - August 05, 2021 The children of parents who drink alcohol heavily have an elevated risk of a number of adverse experiences, including mental health disorders, hospitalizations … [Read more...]

International: Freedom From Caries - A Child's Human Right? (Commentary) GDPUK - August 05, 2021 "Governments are legally accountable for their failure to protect children from the damage that excessive sugar consumption causes," Professor Amandine Gardea will argue at a dental conference in the … [Read more...]