CT: A Reminder from CT Kids' Safety Expert about Summer Dangers (Includes audio) Public News Service (PNS) - July 05, 2021 Summer is here, and with it comes more opportunity for kids to get involved in preventable accidents. Children's safety groups are asking parents and others to educate … [Read more...]

CT: Connecticut ranks 8th for child welfare, national study shows (Includes video) New Canaan Advertiser - July 04, 2021 Connecticut ranks among the nation's best for youth well-being, according to the Annie E. Casey Foundation's 32nd edition of its Kids Count data book. The data uses 16 … [Read more...]

NJ: Murphy signs laws to fight opioid addiction in N.J., which claimed 3,000 lives in 2020 (Includes video) NJ.com - July 02, 2021 Naloxone, the opioid overdose-reversing drug that saves thousands of lives in the state every year, will become vastly easier to obtain in New Jersey under a … [Read more...]

NY: & US: Nearly 100 say they were abused in Capital Region Boy Scouts over decades (Includes video) Times Union - July 02, 2021 The Boy Scouts of America declared bankruptcy last year, and since then more than 80,000 people have stepped forward to say they were sexually abused as Scouts, a … [Read more...]

US: Homeschooling: Harvard conference highlights need for regulation (Opinion) Child Welfare Monitor - July 06, 2021 The shift to virtual education caused by the coronavirus pandemic has raised serious concerns about the risks to children's educational performance and personal safety without the … [Read more...]

US: Migrant kids play, watch TV in what US calls 'model' shelter (Includes audio) (Includes video) Associated Press - July 05, 2021 The Biden administration on Friday gave a rare look inside an emergency shelter it opened to house migrant children who crossed the U.S.-Mexico border alone, calling … [Read more...]

US: COVID-19: CBC Holds Health Disparities Briefing With National Institute of Health (Press release) Congressional Black Caucus (CBC) - July 04, 2021 The COVID-19 pandemic has devastated the quality of life of the most vulnerable populations. Many American lives have been lost, families shaken, … [Read more...]

US: A Third of Unaccompanied Minors Don't Have Close Family in U.S., HHS Data Shows (Includes video) (May require subscription) Newsweek - July 02, 2021 A third of the 5,300 unaccompanied migrant children being housed at emergency shelters don't have close family in the U.S., according to Health … [Read more...]

US: The Other ACE (Not the Winning Card) (Opinion) Crozet Gazette - July 02, 2021 Take a guess: what is a major risk factor for the development of alcoholism and also increases the chances of getting arthritis and cancer? The answer is ACEs, or Adverse Childhood Experiences. For many years there … [Read more...]

Australia: Australia's Family Court system failing to protect children (Opinion) (Includes video) Independent Australia - July 04, 2021 Six years of fighting Family Court battles to try and protect her son from abuse has left one woman feeling powerless to keep him safe. This is her personal … [Read more...]