Canada: Sixties Scoop survivors call for federal inquiry and apology CBC News - August 02, 2021 Former Canadian senator Murray Sinclair and a group representing survivors of the Sixties Scoop are calling for a federal inquiry into the actions and policies of governments that led to thousands of … [Read more...]

Canada: Board approves merger of child protection services (Includes video) Today's Farmer - July 29, 2021 An agreement to merge child protection services in Brant, Haldimand and Norfolk has been approved by both boards involved and is now in the hands of the Ministry of Children, Community and … [Read more...]

NY: Non-Parent Relatives & Family Friends Caring For Children Gain Legal Standing In NYS Harlem World Magazine - August 01, 2021 Non-parent relatives and family friends--disproportionately African American and mostly grandparents. Raising nearly 200,000 children in New York now have legal … [Read more...]

PA: Pennsylvania families can help to save lives (Opinion) (Requires free registration) (May require subscription) Lancaster Online - July 30, 2021 We walk alongside families to provide temporary housing and tangible support to these children while Bethany staff work to reunite them with family … [Read more...]

US: End The Cycle Of Crises For Unaccompanied Immigrant Children (Opinion) Forbes - August 01, 2021 For the past decade, conditions in northern Central America have propelled the migration of vulnerable and often traumatized children to the U.S. border. Many of them arrive seeking refuge as they … [Read more...]

US: 'One disaster after another': How a family court judge failed families (Includes video) NBC News - July 30, 2021 Kress' experience in Younge's courtroom had unsettled her. Disturbed by her treatment, she said she would sit outside courtroom 5A and approach other parents about their … [Read more...]

US: Challenges Abound in Repairing America's Foster Care System (Opinion) NNPA Newswire - July 30, 2021 "For children in foster care, we need to follow the science," Dr. Wilborn insisted. According to the Children's Defense Fund, children in foster care represent the most vulnerable youth in … [Read more...]

US: Groups urge Congress to make CHIP permanent ADA News (American Dental Association) - July 30, 2021 The ADA and more than 500 organizations representing all 50 states, the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico, are urging Congress to support legislation to make the Children's Health Insurance … [Read more...]

US: Nearly Half of Children Experience CPS Investigations For Abuse And Neglect Before 18, New Estimates For Large Counties Show Imprint - July 30, 2021 Following an international uprising over the breadth and depth of institutional racism and systemic injustice, a new peer-reviewed study released … [Read more...]

US: Do Not Diminish the Importance of Small Beginnings (Opinion) Imprint - July 29, 2021 I've been thinking about innovations that started small and then turned out to have far-reaching implications. Each one of those innovations was the spark for a broader transformational effort. We have a … [Read more...]