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...]

US: "I have spent a lot of time crying": Migrant children describe life at Homestead shelter (Includes video) CBS News - May 31, 2019 The girl from Guatemala worries not only about herself, but others around her at the nation's largest facility for unaccompanied migrant children, in Homestead, … [Read more...]

US: Showing appreciation for foster parents today, and every day (Commentary) Brookings Institution - May 31, 2019 May 31st is Foster Parent appreciation day. There are many ways to recognize and thank the foster parents who work every day to provide a stable home for the children and youth in … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway Australia: OPINION: Helping kids and families get the help they need, when they need it Advocate - December 09, 2018 The Strong Families, Safe Kids Advice and Referral Line provides a "single front door" service that connects callers with the help they … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway US: The Importance of Sharing State and Local Child Welfare Data (Commentary) Chronicle of Social Change - November 15, 2018 It is not a secret that more information is usually better when making treatment, benefit and care decisions. Whether we are … [Read more...]