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...]

US: Advocates Tout Data Showing Raise the Age Laws Haven't Overwhelmed States' Juvenile Facilities Imprint - June 29, 2021 Roughly 100,000 fewer youth will enter the adult criminal justice system this year and in future years, as a result of a quiet but powerful reform movement known as "Raise the … [Read more...]

England: Huge demand for urgent children's services diverts resources away from early intervention, say councils Public Law Today - June 09, 2021 Counties in England overspent on children' services by £832m in 2019-20, the Local Government Association has said. Its analysis of the impact of … [Read more...]