US: Senate Considers Legal Counsel Requirements in CAPTA Reauthorization Bill Imprint - August 16, 2021 The Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions approved a bill that could provide the first federal requirement of legal counsel to parents and children in child welfare cases, … [Read more...]

Afghanistan: World Vision: Act now to avoid failing the children of Afghanistan (Press release) World Vision - August 17, 2021 As power dynamics change by the hour across Afghanistan, international aid agency World Vision warns that countless more vulnerable children will pay the ultimate price as … [Read more...]

US: Age Boundaries In Juvenile Justice Systems (Commentary) National Governors Association - August 12, 2021 As states begin to pivot past the COVID-19 pandemic, Governors and senior state leaders are analyzing lessons learned from youth engagement in detention, while continuing to rethink the … [Read more...]

International: Child And Youth Services Market Trends, Strategies, And Opportunities In The Child And Youth Services Market 2021-2030 (Press release) Business Research Company - August 16, 2021 According to the new market research report 'Child And Youth Services Global Market Report 2021: … [Read more...]

US: Proposed Information Collection Activity; Cost Study of Trauma-Specific Evidence-Based Programs Used in the Regional Partnership Grants Program (Press release) Federal Register - August 12, 2021 The Children's Bureau (CB), Administration for Children and Families (ACF), U.S. Department of … [Read more...]

US: $20K or more to expand your family? How to pay for adoption (Commentary) Associated Press - August 11, 2021 The cost of a private agency adoption can range from $20,000 to $45,000, according to the Child Welfare Information Gateway, a service of the Children's Bureau under the federal Office … [Read more...]

US: Challenges Abound in Repairing America's Foster Care System NNPA Newswire - August 11, 2021 According to the Children's Defense Fund, children in foster care represent the most vulnerable youth in America. Of the 423,997 in foster care in 2019 - 41 percent under the age of six - the average … [Read more...]

Australia: How Australia's Family Courts Are Failing Children (Commentary) Diplomat - August 11, 2021 It has become apparent in recent years that the family court in Australia suffers from a number of serious failings that often endanger the lives of children. This should be considered a crucial … [Read more...]

Big shift in NJ foster care — 70% of kids placed with 'kin' When kids in New Jersey need to be taken from their homes due to unfortunate circumstances such as abuse and neglect, their next stop isn't what most people may think of as a traditional foster home. There's been a big push in the … [Read more...]

US: Here's why now is one of the most dangerous times of the pandemic for children, expert says (Includes video) CNN - August 11, 2021 Students heading back to the classroom for the new school year will be contending with one of the most dangerous times in the pandemic for children. And officials … [Read more...]