NY: Study Shows Why Quality Legal Representation is Key in Parent/Child Reunions Imprint - September 16, 2020 Last year, New York researchers determined that when parents have a child in foster care and are represented by teams of lawyers working in tandem with social workers and parent advocates, … [Read more...]

US: National Indian Child Welfare Association awarded $700,000 grant to evaluate Positive Indian Parenting curriculum (Press release) National Indian Child Welfare Association - September 16, 2020 The National Indian Child Welfare Association (NICWA) heartily thanks the Doris Duke Charitable … [Read more...]

US: New Research About LGBT Parenting Released Parentology - September 16, 2020 Families are families. At least, that's the conclusion study after study has concluded when comparing the kids of LGBT parents to heterosexual parents. And the most recent batch of research about LGBT parenting, mostly … [Read more...]

US: Open Hearts Foundation Co-Founded by Jane Seymour Grants $77,550 in Third Round of Emergency Relief Fund (Press release) Open Hearts Foundation - September 16, 2020 The Open Hearts Foundation, co-founded by actress/philanthropist Jane Seymour, OBE, announced the third round of funding from its … [Read more...]

US: The Looming Housing Crisis and Child Protection Agencies (Opinion) Imprint - September 16, 2020 Experts predict that due to the pandemic, up to 28 million Americans will lose their housing once federal protections end. Undoubtedly, many will be families with children. Families may become … [Read more...]

Australia: Child neglect linked to teen pregnancy (Press release) University of Queensland - September 17, 2020 Children who experience neglect are seven times more likely than other abuse victims to have a teen pregnancy say University of Queensland researchers. A study of the long-term impact of … [Read more...]

Bangladesh: Child Protection Risks During COVID-19 UNICEF - September 17, 2020 Children throughout the world face heightened risks to their safety during the COVID-19 pandemic. For 465,000 Rohingya children living in refugee camps in Cox's Bazar, the risks are even higher. Prior to the pandemic, … [Read more...]

British Columbia: United Way of the Lower Mainland gives an unprecedented $350,000 to support former foster youth to achieve educational dreams and alleviate COVID-19 financial strain (Press release) United Way of the Lower Mainland - September 16, 2020 United Way of the Lower Mainland is showing … [Read more...]

International: Pandemic Threatens Human Capital Gains of the Past Decade, New Report Says (Press release) World Bank Group - September 16, 2020 The COVID-19 pandemic threatens hard-won gains in health and education over the past decade, especially in the poorest countries, a new World Bank Group … [Read more...]

Malaysia: Malaysia's Covid-19 recovery needs to centre on women and girls - UNFPA (Opinion) Malay Mail - September 17, 2020 Tomorrow, Malaysia marks six months of implementing the movement control order (MCO) which has recently been further extended to December 31, 2020 - and we at United Nations … [Read more...]