US: Biden administration sued over substandard conditions at emergency sites for migrant teens CBS News - August 09, 2021 Lawyers representing children in U.S. immigration custody asked a federal court on Monday to order the release of migrant teenagers from two emergency housing sites in Texas … [Read more...]

Canada: One day in the life of a Quebec youth protection social worker (Includes video) CTV News - August 09, 2021 Most days, Zoe Hurtado is in her car more than she's at her desk. As a social worker in Quebec's overburdened youth protection system, she's often driving her young clients to and … [Read more...]

PA: PA Educators: Use ARP Funds to Support Student Mental Health (Includes audio) Public News Service (PNS) - August 09, 2021 For many young people, the social isolation of the pandemic has had negative effects, and as Commonwealth students prepare to return to the classroom, educators want … [Read more...]

PA: Foster mom charged in sexual relationship with Waynesburg teen pleads to lesser charges Observer-Reporter - August 07, 2021 The former foster mother accused of having a sexual relationship with a Greene County teenage boy over several years pleaded guilty Friday to lesser charges after the … [Read more...]

Australia: Data reveals only 14 per cent of child sexual abuse claims before Family Court believed to be true by judges ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation) - August 09, 2021 Legal experts have raised concerns abused children could be slipping through the cracks of Family Court … [Read more...]

NJ: Governor Murphy Signs Legislation to Allow Caregivers to Make Alternative Child Care Arrangements for Their Children (Press release) Office of Phil Murphy, Governor for New Jersey - August 05, 2021 Governor Phil Murphy today signed legislation, A4640/S2886, amending New Jersey's standby … [Read more...]

NY: Albany group gets grant toward tiny home community (Includes video) Albany Democrat-Herald - August 05, 2021 A tiny house project in Albany for up to 27 homes is one step closer to reality with the award of a $600,000 state grant. Each home will be limited to one to two people: a single adult, … [Read more...]

US: Report: Missed Well Visits Put Kids at Risk for Communicable Diseases (Includes video) Public News Service - August 06, 2021 Parents should catch their kids up on missed doctor visits, and in some cases, vaccinations, to protect themselves and their communities before they return to school, … [Read more...]

US: Apple to scan U.S. iPhones for child sexual abuse imagery WATE - August 05, 2021 Apple unveiled plans to scan U.S. iPhones for images of child sexual abuse, drawing applause from child protection groups but raising concern among some security researchers that the system could be misused by … [Read more...]

US: Researchers: Children of heavy drinkers at higher risk for health problems United Press International - August 05, 2021 Children of heavy drinkers are at increased risk for a mental health disorders, serious injuries or illnesses and criminal behavior, an analysis published Thursday by the … [Read more...]