US: These stay-at-home fathers tell you why paternity leave is important (Opinion) CNN - October 22, 2021 No matter what your gender or sexuality is, everyone deserves the benefit of welcoming a new child into their family. Whether you stay at home as a father or work, many fathers regard raising … [Read more...]

US: Big money is behind the fight over the Indian Child Welfare Act (Commentary) (Audio) Make Me Smart with Kai and Molly/Marketplace, Hosted by Kai Ryssdal And Molly Wood - October 05, 2021 What do corporate lawyers, political operatives and right-wing groups have to do with the Indian Child … [Read more...]

NY: New York City's "Family Defense" Movement Presses Case Against Child Welfare System in Public Hearings and Rallies Imprint - October 21, 2021 Thursday marked a raucous day of hearings in New York City, with parents protesting outside city and state chambers on the overreach of the child … [Read more...]

US: Child welfare agencies aren't meant to rehabilitate parents but protect children (Opinion) USA Today - October 21, 2021 The growing pressure to reduce the number of kids in foster care - prompted by the increasingly popular idea that foster care is structurally racist and punishes people for … [Read more...]

US: Lawmakers Issue Warning to Troubled Teen Industry: Congress Will Act Imprint - October 21, 2021 Prompted by a celebrity's painful childhood revelation, growing cries to crack down on abusive practices in residential treatment programs for children and teens have reached members of Congress, … [Read more...]

US: Study: State public benefit programs for poverty reduce child abuse and death Highland County Press - October 21, 2021 A new study, "State Spending on Public Benefit Programs and Child Maltreatment," in the November 2021 Pediatrics (available online Oct. 18) found increased spending on state … [Read more...]

US: How the journalism of child welfare fails (Opinion) NCCPR Child Welfare Blog - October 20, 2021 Imagine for a moment that you are a reporter assigned to write a multi-part in-depth series on the criminal justice system. Now, try to imagine submitting a three-part series of more than 10,000 … [Read more...]

US: Pediatric groups declare national emergency over children's mental health Hill - October 19, 2021 A group of pediatric organizations have declared a national emergency in children's mental health coinciding with alarming new emergency room statistics released Tuesday. The American Academy of … [Read more...]

US: Paris Hilton pushes for bill to crack down on abusive youth facilities (Includes video) NBC News - October 20, 2021 A group of congressional Democrats said Wednesday that they plan to work with Paris Hilton to create new regulations to prevent the abuse of children in facilities for troubled … [Read more...]

Canada: Indigenous advocates question who PM is consulting with on First Nations kids ruling Canadian Press - October 20, 2021 Some Indigenous advocates and leaders say they don't know who Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is talking about when he says Ottawa is holding consultations on a ruling that … [Read more...]