US: Five Programs Approved by Title IV-E Clearinghouse (Requires subscription) Imprint - March 15, 2022 The federal clearinghouse that approves foster care prevention services cleared five new models this week, including three family strengthening programs, a treatment for adults with cocaine use … [Read more...]

US: The Blueprint: Strategizing and Partnering to End Youth Suicide (Commentary) Psychiatric Times - March 15, 2022 The American Academy of Pediatrics and American Foundation for Suicide Prevention (AFSP), together with experts from the National Institute of Mental Health, created an educational … [Read more...]

NY: New York Legislature Unites Behind $3 Billion Pitch for Child Care Imprint - March 11, 2022 On Friday, the two chambers of the New York State Legislature announced they will press Democratic Gov. Kathy Hochul for more than $3 billion in child care funding in the next state budget - a historic … [Read more...]

PA: Ex-police chief guilty of child rape first reported in 2012 Associated Press - March 11, 2022 A former police chief has been convicted of raping a child and related offenses in abuse the victim said began when she was about 4 years old and occurred hundreds of times over the following seven … [Read more...]

Greece: 4,000 Greek Adoptees Can't Celebrate National Genealogy Day on March 12 (Commentary) National Herald - March 11, 2022 Most of us know where we come from and from whom. But there are millions of adoptees from around the world, who do not know who their own parents are, let alone their … [Read more...]

NY: NYC foster youth and advocates call for more funding (Includes video) AMNY - March 10, 2022 Advocates and foster youth in care from the called on the city to institute a baseline $35 million in funding for services in the upcoming budget during a City Council committee hearing Wednesday. A … [Read more...]

NY: Calls to Roll Back Raise the Age Laws Reach NY Statehouse, But Find Little Traction Imprint - March 08, 2022 In a budget hearing last month in the New York state capital, a Finger Lakes Republican senator pushed the state's top child and family services official, Commissioner Sheila Poole, to … [Read more...]

US: Proposed Information Collection Activity; Plan for Foster Care and Adoption Assistance-Title IV-E (OMB #0970-0433) (Press release) Children's Bureau, Administration for Children and Families, HHS. - March 11, 2022 The Children's Bureau (CB), Administration for Children and Families (ACF), U.S. … [Read more...]

US: International Adoptions From Ukraine Put On Hold As War Rages (Includes video) Newsy - March 04, 2022 The CCAI director says if children leave Ukraine for safety reasons, it could increase the timeline of reuniting them with families. Colorado-based Chinese Children Adoption International, or … [Read more...]

Ukraine: UNICEF: For Ukraine's Children, A Frightening New Reality (Press release) (Includes video) UNICEF - March 03, 2022 The crisis in Ukraine, now in its second week, is taking a terrible toll on children's lives and well-being. Children who were playing and going to school are now coping with … [Read more...]