US: Missoula organization examines laws through "Safe Community Challenge" (Includes video) KPAX - June 11, 2021 One Missoula-based organization told MTN News it is undertaking the first comprehensive analysis of state laws surrounding child marriage, sex crimes, and others that it says have to do … [Read more...]

US: Suicide attempts rose among adolescent girls during pandemic, ER data suggest (Includes video) CNN - June 11, 2021 The United States saw a significant rise in suspected suicide attempts among teen girls during the pandemic, a new study from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention … [Read more...]

US: 'I'm going to tase this kid': Government shelters are turning refugee children over to police (Includes video) Reveal - June 08, 2021 An investigation by Reveal from The Center for Investigative Reporting has found that a number of the government's shelters have been turning to police to … [Read more...]

Canada: First Nations child welfare case gets underway in Federal Court today Canadian Press - June 14, 2021 Ottawa's legal challenge of two rulings involving First Nations children taken from their families by an underfunded child-welfare system will be heard in Federal Court today. The federal … [Read more...]

DE: Delaware bill could waive tuition for youth aging out of foster care (Includes video) WMDT - June 10, 2021 More financial aid for Youth Aging out the foster care system, that's the mission behind Delaware's House Bill 123 if passed. "It's a wonderful opportunity for them to say we want a … [Read more...]

NY: New York May Soon Bar the Shackling of Children in Family Court Imprint - June 10, 2021 Now, after nearly a decade of advocacy by Kramer's organization and others - and a growing national consensus that courts should eliminate the use of "hardware restraints" on youth during hearings - New … [Read more...]

US: Opinion: Supreme Court case to determine LGBTQ+ rights in foster care (May require subscription) (Includes video) Tulsa World - June 11, 2021 This month, the Supreme Court stands poised to rule on Fulton v. City of Philadelphia, a pivotal case involving LGBTQ+ rights. In March 2018, the city … [Read more...]

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...]