Canada: Mandryk: Cowessess child services agreement a much-needed alternative (Opinion) (Includes video) Regina Leader-Post - July 08, 2021 Until now, it has been the preference of governments to remove First Nations children from their communities and culture. Keeping at-risk First Nation … [Read more...]

International: Child mental health crisis 'magnified' by COVID, warns UN chief (Includes video) United Nations News - July 08, 2021 In a video address to an event organized within the on-going High-Level Political Forum (HLPF), on mental health and wellbeing, he said that mental health services … [Read more...]

PA: Program aims to assist youths leaving foster care (May require subscription) Altoona Mirror - July 07, 2021 Blair County is preparing to sign an agreement that will help foster youth secure housing when they age out of the child welfare system. As part of the Youth to Independence Initiative … [Read more...]

US: Federal Bill Would Standardize Home Visit Process for Adoption, Foster Placement Imprint - July 07, 2021 Not every applicant would make an equally suitable adoptive or foster parent. But if the professionals who must evaluate those applications aren't all asking the same set of questions, it's … [Read more...]

Canada: 'One day there will be no children in care,' says Cowessess Chief after historic child welfare deal inked (Includes video) CBC News - July 07, 2021 Cowessess First Nation in Saskatchewan is the first Indigenous group in Canada to ink an agreement with Ottawa for federal funding of locally … [Read more...]

United Kingdom: Risk to Clinically Vulnerable Children 'Forgotten' as COVID-19 Restrictions Lift Children & Young People Now - July 07, 2021 Starting July 19, masks will no longer be mandatory in school or on school transport and pupils will no longer need to self-isolate if someone in their … [Read more...]

NY: New York City boosts funding for foster youth mentorship program NYN Media - July 06, 2021 New York City's recently passed budget includes increased funding for a mentorship program for foster youth, with $20 million allocated for this fiscal year and $12 million to continue funding it in … [Read more...]

PA: Child welfare agency leader accused of falsely ending cases (Includes audio) Associated Press - July 07, 2021 The head of a county child welfare agency in northeastern Pennsylvania was charged Tuesday with ordering workers to falsely close files on allegations of child abuse and neglect in … [Read more...]

PA: Penn State Fostering Lions Program guides foster care youth through postsecondary education Daily Collegian - July 07, 2021 Penn State's Fostering Lions Program, which operates through the Child Maltreatment Solutions Network, provides support for foster youth in postsecondary education. … [Read more...]

US: LGBTQ Youth Make Up One Third of Foster Care, But Are Often Poorly Served Imprint - July 06, 2021 A closely watched Supreme Court decision last month upheld the right of a Philadelphia faith-based nonprofit agency to turn away same-sex couples interested in caring for abused and neglected … [Read more...]