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...]

International: The Conrad N. Hilton Foundation Announces CAMFED, the Campaign for Female Education, as the 2021 Recipient of the Hilton Humanitarian Prize (Press release) Conrad N. Hilton Foundation - August 04, 2021 The Conrad N. Hilton Foundation is pleased to announce that CAMFED, the Campaign … [Read more...]

$500 million in assistance to renters in NJ Gov. Phil Murphy signed legislation today providing $500 million in assistance to many renters who are behind in their payments due to the coronavirus, in addition to $250 million to help pay off their past-due utility … [Read more...]

BLOG: Kinship Care and New Jersey’s Revised Kinship Legal Guardianship Act Kinship care – placing children with relatives rather than non-relative foster parents – is associated with significant benefits for children and youth, including improved mental and behavioral health. Specifically, … [Read more...]

Netizens offer to help Korean-American adoptee gymnast find birth family Some netizens here have volunteered to help Olympic gymnast Yul Moldauer, born in Seoul and adopted by American parents, search for his birth family. The 25-year-old U.S. gymnast has made waves in Korea for his Korean … [Read more...]

US: National Resource Center Reframes How Local Governments Can Serve Dual-Status Youth Imprint - August 03, 2021 As the U.S. emerges from more than a year of uprising over racial injustice and the over-policing of youth and people of color, state and local governments looking to better serve … [Read more...]

International: If we want to change the world for the better, girls' education is a good place to start (Opinion) Hill - August 03, 2021 The COVID-19 pandemic has changed many aspects of society as we knew it, and, critically, how we educate our children. If we want to change the world for the … [Read more...]

US: Congress must take steps to ensure availability of therapeutic residential care (Opinion) Child Welfare Monitor - August 03, 2021 Around the country, there is a lack of appropriate placements for the most traumatized and hard-to-place foster youth-a shortage that has reached crisis proportions … [Read more...]