Canada: Prime minister, Sask. premier to sign child welfare agreement at Cowessess First Nation CBC News - July 05, 2021 Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe are set to sign an agreement that will see Cowessess First Nation retake jurisdiction of child welfare, … [Read more...]

Canada: Opinion: Hard to see Canada the same way (Includes video) Regina Leader-Post - July 02, 2021 Canadians have this idea about ourselves. It's an advertisement we beam out to the world, the lullaby we sing to ourselves at night. Canada the good, a country built on pluralism, tolerance and … [Read more...]

International: $40B for Gender Equality: 14 Biggest Pledges From the Generation Equality Forum in Paris Global Citizen - July 02, 2021 A three-day international conference drawing nearly 50,000 people, mostly virtually, just made history in mobilizing the largest amount of investments to advance … [Read more...]

DE: 2 families file lawsuits against Nemours claiming they were wrongfully reported to DFS over suspected child abuse WDEL - July 01, 2021 Within the hour of his little girl's death, the cause unknown to him, Watson said he was being interrogated. "Instead of being told what happened and why, he … [Read more...]

PA: Advocates address obstacles in Pa's child welfare system (Includes video) WPMT - July 01, 2021 Those who work within the child welfare system in Pennsylvania say there are challenges. The current system is mostly county-administered with some state oversight. FOX43's Grace Griffaton spoke with … [Read more...]

PA: Clark: 'Waning public confidence in justice system' must be addressed (Opinion) New Pittsburgh Courier - July 01, 2021 Allegheny County Court of Common Pleas President Judge Kim Berkeley Clark, the first Black person to hold the court's top position in its history, boldly declared that the … [Read more...]

US: Black and brown children are not 'superpredators' and should not spend life in prison (Opinion) Hill - July 02, 2021 Last month the Senate Judiciary Committee passed the First Step Implementation Act, a bill that would end life-without-parole sentences for children in the federal system. It is … [Read more...]

US: The investigation that will change how America thinks about its past (Opinion) Week Magazine - July 02, 2021 U.S. Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland announced that for the first time, the United States will search the grounds of its former Indigenous boarding schools for the remains of … [Read more...]

US: Bacon, Bass, Langevin and Mullin Introduce Legislation to Offer Stability to Foster Youth (Press release) Office of Don Bacon, U.S. Senator for Nebraska - July 01, 2021 Reps. Don Bacon (NE-02) Karen Bass (CA-37), Jim Langevin (RI-2) and Markwayne Mullin (OK-02) today introduced the Foster Care … [Read more...]

US: Changing the Child Welfare System Starts With Reframing Our View of Families (Opinion) Imprint - July 01, 2021 Over the past year, national groups have called for sweeping child welfare reforms, like repealing the Adoption and Safe Families Act or eradicating mandatory reporting laws. Some … [Read more...]