US: The US must adopt child welfare strategies for unaccompanied minors (Opinion) Hill - June 30, 2021 Since January 2021, more than 65,000 unaccompanied children have arrived at the U.S./Mexico border seeking refuge from violence, natural disaster, food insecurity, and poverty in Central America … [Read more...]

US: Biden administration to review Native American boarding schools' dark history (Includes video) Associated Press - June 23, 2021 The federal government will investigate its past oversight of Native American boarding schools and work to "uncover the truth about the loss of human life and the … [Read more...]

International: Children's Rights and Alternative Care Human Rights Watch - June 30, 2021 Human Rights Watch welcomes the opportunity to provide input to the Committee on the Rights of the Child ahead of its upcoming Day of General Discussion regarding children's rights and alternative … [Read more...]

Lebanon: Escalating crisis puts children at risk as the majority of families cannot afford to meet the basic needs of their children (Press release) UNICEF - July 01, 2021 Children in Lebanon are bearing the brunt of one of the world's worst economic collapses in recent times, according to a … [Read more...]

US: COVID-19 imperils progress made in child well-being, says KIDS Count report Deseret News - June 29, 2021 Child well-being slumped in the Great Recession. And a decade of progress since is at risk because COVID-19's global pandemic hurt families, causing record unemployment and interfering with … [Read more...]

PA: Network of Victim Assistance renovates Children's Advocacy Center Lower Bucks Times - June 28, 2021 Network of Victim Assistance announced the renovation of its Children's Advocacy Center in Jamison. The CAC is a nationally accredited service of NOVA that is an interagency collaborative … [Read more...]

US: Mitchell Chapman: Foster care Supreme Court case ends in anticlimax, but its central issues live on (Opinion) Berkshire Eagle - June 28, 2021 On June 17, the Supreme Court gave its ruling on Fulton v. City of Philadelphia, a case in which Catholic Social Services, a religious foster care … [Read more...]

US: Things That Matter Are Hard (Commentary) Imprint - June 28, 2021 Choosing to love these children and youth, advocate for them and provide them a stable and safe home are some of the most difficult tasks facing society. But these actions matter more than words can convey. Not only in the eyes … [Read more...]

US: US: Big drop in migrant kids at largest emergency shelter Associated Press - June 28, 2021 The Biden administration says the number of unaccompanied migrant children housed at its largest emergency shelter has dropped by more than 40% since mid-June. Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier … [Read more...]

International: International Community Must Not Allow Armed Conflict to Trample on Children's Rights, Secretary-General Tells Security Council (Press release) United Nations Security Council - June 28, 2021 In the 25 years since the Security Council placed the protection of children in armed … [Read more...]