PA: York County child sex abuse reports dropped 30% in 2020 (Includes video) (May require subscription) York Dispatch - September 21, 2021 When many children were home from school during the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, reports of child sex abuse in York County dropped noticeably. But that doesn't … [Read more...]

US: Sexual assault linked to later brain damage in women, study finds CNN - September 22, 2021 Women who have been sexually assaulted have a higher risk of developing a type of brain damage that has been linked to cognitive decline, dementia and stroke, a new study found. "It could be either … [Read more...]

US: Next Week, Thousands of Foster Youth Will Age Out on the Same Day (Requires subscription) Imprint - September 21, 2021 Champions for young adults in foster care say that as many as 18,000 could be pushed out of the system next week when a federal moratorium on "aging out" during the pandemic … [Read more...]

NY: Harsh audit of St. Lawrence County Department of Social Services was kept from legislators (Includes video) North Country Now - September 20, 2021 A harsh state audit of the St. Lawrence County Department of Social Services that was kept from legislators for months found more than a dozen … [Read more...]

NY: NYC teachers union calls for weekly covid testing for some students as first school closes with at least 16 positive staff cases Chalkbeat New York - September 19, 2021 New York City's teachers union called on Mayor Bill de Blasio to ramp up the frequency of random coronavirus testing in … [Read more...]

US: The misuse of data to support preferred programs: the case of family resource centers (Opinion) Child Welfare Monitor - September 21, 2021 Family resource centers, also called family support centers or family success centers, are becoming the prevention program of choice for child welfare … [Read more...]

US: Nearly 226,000 Covid-19 cases were reported in children last week, pediatrician group says (Includes video) CNN - September 20, 2021 Covid-19 infections have continued to increase "exponentially" among children across the US, and now account for nearly 26% of all cases reported nationwide, … [Read more...]

US: These Single Moms Are Forced to Choose: Reveal Their Sexual Histories or Forfeit Welfare ProPublica - September 17, 2021 Women who apply for welfare often have to identify who fathered their children and when they got pregnant, among other deeply personal details. State governments use that … [Read more...]

United Kingdom: Neglect strategy 'will help improve children's safety' BBC - September 20, 2021 Work on a new child neglect strategy will help improve the situation for children in the Channel Islands, a report says. The 2020 annual report by the islands' Safeguarding Children's Partnership has … [Read more...]

NY: For Students to Recover and Thrive, New York Should Ensure Free School Meals Statewide (Opinion) Gotham Gazette - September 20, 2021 As students have returned to the classrooms, back-to-school jitters are likely to be at an all-time high. Anxiety about everything from vaccination status to … [Read more...]