US: Petitions Filed to Have U.S. Supreme Court Decide on Indian Child Welfare Act Constitutionality Native News Online - September 07, 2021 The state of Texas, four tribes and several parents have filed petitions asking the Supreme Court to review the constitutionality of the Indian Child Welfare … [Read more...]

Canada: Alberta's child advocate says 'checking boxes' approach to child welfare needs overhaul Express Informer - September 07, 2021 Some of Alberta's most vulnerable children are struggling to access care in a system focused on "checking boxes" and meeting deadlines, says the province's child … [Read more...]

PA: New Philly office must protect young people from harms caused by agencies designed to protect them (Opinion) (Includes video) Philadelphia Inquirer - September 02, 2021 In June, Philadelphia celebrated a major victory with the establishment of a youth ombudsperson office and the funding to … [Read more...]

US: Report of Maltreatment: a major risk factor for child mortality (Opinion) Child Welfare Monitor - September 07, 2021 There has been a spate of new research demonstrating that children who have been the subject of a child abuse or neglect report are more likely to die from many major causes … [Read more...]

US: Schools opening after Labor Day could see fresh burst of coronavirus cases -- if mitigation measures aren't followed (Includes video) CNN - September 07, 2021 Back-to-school after the Labor Day weekend could mean fresh spread of coronavirus unless schools take strong action to keep the virus … [Read more...]

US: U.S. investigates "child bride" cases among Afghan evacuees (Includes video) CBS News - September 04, 2021 CBS News has learned that "several" Afghan women and girls who were evacuated to facilities in the United Arab Emirates have told officials that their families forced them into marriage … [Read more...]

US: Defrocked Cardinal Theodore McCarrick pleaded not guilty to sexual assault charges (Includes video) CNN - September 03, 2021 Former Cardinal Theodore McCarrick, who was defrocked by The Vatican in 2019 over sex abuse allegations, pleaded not guilty to three counts of indecent assault and … [Read more...]

US: It's the same pandemic, but now it's drastically different for kids (Includes video) CNN - September 03, 2021 Kids are heading back into the classroom for yet another pandemic school year, but this time with the more contagious Delta variant getting more people sick. Navigating school safely … [Read more...]

Belgium: Flanders to pause international adoptions pending reform Bulletin - September 02, 2021 Flanders plans to suspend international adoptions for at least two years while it reforms the system, the Flemish minister in charge of family affairs, Wouter Beke, has announced. After observing the … [Read more...]

India: Indian girls write to Modi demanding marriage age be raised to 21 Aljazeera - September 03, 2021 Sonam Kumari left her house in the eastern Indian state of Bihar after her parents began to plan her marriage last year. "I wanted to study but my parents did not listen. I was left with no … [Read more...]