US: Bipartisan CHILD Care Act offered by Meijer Ripon Advance News Service - June 03, 2021 Bipartisan legislation offered on May 28 by U.S. Rep. Peter Meijer (R-MI) would end a federally permitted tax deduction for business meals and appropriate the estimated $5 billion in savings to support … [Read more...]

US: CPS says child neglect is the top cause of death in most investigations (Includes video) Click2Houston - June 03, 2021 The disappearance and presumed death of a 6-year-old Houston boy is the latest in an upward trend of child death cases across the state of Texas. The Texas Department of … [Read more...]

US: Plaintiffs, Lawmakers Seek Quick Decision on Sexual Orientation Data Collection Imprint - June 03, 2021 Tribes and advocacy groups are asking a federal judge to immediately order the federal government to once again begin collecting voluntarily disclosed data about sexual orientation so that … [Read more...]

US: The Baby Brokers: Inside America's Murky Private-Adoption Industry (Commentary) (Includes video) Time Magazine & Newsy - June 03, 2021 Problems with private domestic adoption appear to be widespread. Interviews with dozens of current and former adoption professionals, birth parents, … [Read more...]

Australia: NSW government faces legal action for 'turning a blind eye' to alleged child sex abuse on Aboriginal reserve (Includes video) Australian Broadcasting Corporation - June 03, 2021 The abuse allegedly occurred on a reserve where Lois lived with her large, extended family in northern New … [Read more...]

Canada: 'No more crocodile tears': Residential school survivor demands action from feds (Includes video) Global News - June 03, 2021 Korkmaz said that survivors like herself have known that children's remains were buried across Canada even before 215 bodies were found last week at the site of a … [Read more...]

NY: NYC students in foster care need dedicated office and guaranteed busing, advocates sayChalkbeat New York - June 01, 2021Three dozen advocacy and child welfare organizations are asking Mayor Bill de Blasio to pump $6.5 million into support and services for students in foster care, in time for … [Read more...]

Canada: Ontario releases Pathways to Safety plan in response to MMIWG inquiry CBC News - May 27, 2021 Two years after the national inquiry into missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls (MMIWG) released its final report, the Ontario government has announced its strategy to address critical … [Read more...]

International: Child marriage and domestic violence: what we found in 16 African countries Conversation - June 01, 2021 The number of girls who marry before their 15th birthday has remained unchanged for 20 years in most countries in sub-Saharan Africa. The region has the highest rate of child … [Read more...]

US: Senators Push Biden Administration to Aid Transitional Foster Youth Imprint - June 02, 2021 A group of mostly Democratic senators is calling on the Biden administration to prioritize helping out transition-age foster youth, whose health and well-being took a severe hit during the coronavirus … [Read more...]