US: After Her Own Experience in Foster Care, Maleeka Jihad Works to Keep Families Intact Imprint - October 11, 2021 Foster parents don't know what kind of child is going to come into their home. Sometimes they'll just say, these are the ages that we want, and then everything else is open. Well, … [Read more...]

US: The numbers are - literally - unreal! Chapin Hall adds a "warning label" to a bad graphic about child abuse - but it's still misleading (Opinion) NCCPR Child Welfare Blog - October 11, 2021 About a month ago, I wrote a column for The Imprint calling out several organizations for using a … [Read more...]

US: NCCPR at the Kempe Center conference: The case against CASA (Opinion) NCCPR Child Welfare Blog - October 06, 2021 Whatever you call it, the program I am going to discuss today is probably the most sacred cow in American child welfare; the subject of thousands of local news stories across … [Read more...]

International: Dismissing Catholic abuse victims' lawsuit, ECHR rules Vatican cannot be sued in European courts CNN - October 12, 2021 The Vatican cannot be sued in European courts because it is a sovereign state, the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) ruled Tuesday in dismissing a suit from … [Read more...]

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NJ: NJ officials threaten to report dad to child welfare over COVID confrontation (Includes video) New Jersey 101.5 - October 08, 2021 A father who police say refused to pick up his son after a school official told him that the child had been exposed to COVID-19 gave his version of events in a … [Read more...]

US: Refugees start new life in America after fleeing Afghanistan (Video) CNN - October 09, 2021 CNN's Pamela Brown speaks with a refugee family as they begin a new life in America after fleeing Afghanistan. She interviews Alejandro Mayorkas, U.S. Homeland Security Secretary, who explains the … [Read more...]

US: Biden Administration's Deportation Policy Doesn't Center Needs of Children and Families (Opinion) Center for Law and Social Policy (CLASP) - October 08, 2021 On September 30, 2021, the Secretary of the Department of Homeland Secretary (DHS), Alejandro N. Mayorkas, issued a memo outlining the … [Read more...]

US: Children at Home Were More Likely to Face Domestic Violence During the Pandemic Healthline - October 08, 2021 Pandemic restrictions and the financial strain they created challenged families in ways that might have led to increased physical abuse of school-age children, according to a new … [Read more...]

US: Fact Sheet: Efforts Across HHS to Promote Behavioral Health for Children and Youth (Press release) U.S. Department of Health and Human Services - October 08, 2021 Behavioral health is fundamental to the well-being of our country's children and youth. That's why agencies and offices across the … [Read more...]

US: King Cosponsors Bipartisan Bill to Address Pressing Infant Health Issue (Press release) Office of U.S. Senator for Maine Angus King - October 08, 2021 This week, U.S. Senator Angus King cosponsored a bipartisan bill to address prenatal substance exposure and improve infant health. The … [Read more...]