NY: What NYC Families Need To Know About The New Child Tax Credit Payments Coming Their Way Gothamist - July 08, 2021 New changes to the federal child tax credit policy could mean that for the first time ever, an estimated 275,000 to 400,000 of New York City's neediest families will be able to … [Read more...]

US: Virtual Hearings Put Children, Abuse Victims at Ease in Court (Includes audio) Bloomberg Law - July 23, 2020 For all the downsides of courts forced to go virtual during the coronavirus pandemic, judges, court staff and lawyers say they've discovered one surprise upside: technology can make the … [Read more...]

US: 5 ways to get your kids to wear masks CNN - July 22, 2020 Consider it the Challenge of 2020: It's likely easier to put lipstick on a ferret than it is to get some kids to wear face coverings. The little humans pull and tug at the masks constantly. Kids don't just stop there. They let the tops … [Read more...]

US: Let's Measure What We Really Value (Opinion) Chronicle of Social Change - July 16, 2020 The Family First Prevention Services Act, which became law in 2018, has set off a flurry of conversations between child welfare agencies and multiple public and private organizations as they envision a bold … [Read more...]

PA: Records show prior CYF involvement with family of child who was abused and killed (Includes video) WTAE - June 26, 2020 Court records show Allegheny County Children Youth & Families was involved with the family of 3-year-old Bella Seachrist. Bella's father, stepmother and aunt are charged … [Read more...]

Canada: Ottawa backed away from commitment to approve child welfare lawsuit, lawyer says CBC News - January 25, 2020 Ottawa is balking at a pledge to consent to the certification of a proposed class action lawsuit over First Nation child welfare - less than two months after the justice and … [Read more...]

US: New National Map of Family-Based Recovery Programs Available Chronicle of Social Change - July 05, 2019 One of the many changes within the Family First Prevention Services Act is a provision allowing children to stay with their parent in a residential substance abuse treatment program. And … [Read more...]

New Zealand: Poverty impacts child protection system contact Phys.org - July 02, 2019 A child's chance of entering the child protection system is intrinsically linked to the deprivation of the area in which they live, University of Otago research has … [Read more...]

US: Lawsuit accuses U.S. government of holding migrant children in 'deplorable' conditions Los Angeles Times - June 26, 2019 A team of attorneys asked a U.S. District Court in California to issue a temporary restraining order against the federal government Wednesday afternoon, arguing that … [Read more...]

US: Exclusive: Homeland Security watchdog finds 'egregious' conditions at ICE facilities in 2018 CNN - June 06, 2019 The Department of Homeland Security inspector general found expired food and dilapidated bathrooms during unannounced visits to four immigrant detention facilities in 2018, … [Read more...]