US: Kaine Provisions To Improve Child Welfare Pass Out Of Help Committee (Press release) Office of Tim Kaine, U.S. Senator for Virginia - June 10, 2021 Today, U.S. Senator Tim Kaine, a member of the Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, applauded the committee passage of the … [Read more...]

US: Recent Legislation Can Dramatically Improve Substance Use Prevention: Here's How To Seize The Opportunity (Commentary) (May require free registration) Health Affairs - June 10, 2021 To really meet the goal of preventing substance use and addiction, we have to fundamentally rethink our approach … [Read more...]

US: Senate Bill May Require Legal Counsel for Parents, Children in Child Welfare Cases (Requires subscription) Imprint - June 10, 2021 The Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions approved a bill that could provide the first federal requirement of legal counsel to parents and … [Read more...]

Australia: Association of Child Maltreatment With Risk of Death During Childhood in South Australia JAMA Network Open - June 10, 2021 Child maltreatment is a prominent public health concern affecting 20% to 50% of children worldwide. Consequences for mental and physical health have been reported, … [Read more...]

NY: Mayor de Blasio, And CUNY Announce Scholarship Program For City's Human Services Workers Harlem World Magazine - June 09, 2021 Mayor Bill de Blasio today announced the Human Services Career Advancement Scholarship. The $2 million investment will make degree scholarships available to … [Read more...]

NY: New York State Assembly Ups Age of Consent for Marriage in Update to Child Marriage Law (May require free registration) NewsBreak - June 09, 2021 In New York state, the age of consent to marry is set to go up once more, expanding on the previously passed Child Marriage Law signed into law back … [Read more...]

PA: Editorial: Protect PA's children (May require subscription) USA Today Network - Pennsylvania - June 10, 2021 This year, USA Today Network has dragged into open view the too-often-fatal flaws in Pennsylvania's child welfare system. In sometimes gut-wrenching detail, the series of investigative … [Read more...]

US: The Health 202: Thousands of migrant kids are still in HHS custody (Includes audio) (Includes video) (May require subscription) Washington Post - June 09, 2021 The Biden administration has been more speedily uniting unaccompanied migrant children with adult sponsors, after a spring influx that … [Read more...]

International: Child Labor Surges For The First Time In 20 Years. The Pandemic May Make That Worse. NPR - June 10, 2021 In 2020, the world marked a rise in child labor for the first time in two decades. Additionally, with the coronavirus pandemic upending economies and closing schools, the United … [Read more...]

International: COVID-19: Kids in World's Poorest Countries Lost 66 Percent More of Lifetime at School than Richer Peers-Save the Children (Press release) Save the Children - June 09, 2021 Children in poorer countries have lost 66 percent more of their lifetime number of schooldays during the … [Read more...]