NY: She went through foster care. Now she leads one of the oldest U.S. child welfare organizations. (Includes video) MSNBC - November 29, 2021 Kym Hardy Watson will never forget the cold November day she was separated from her parents and siblings and entered the foster care system. She always … [Read more...]

US: Submission for OMB Review; Mother and Infant Home Visiting Program Evaluation (MIHOPE): Long-Term Follow-Up, Kindergarten data collection (MIHOPE-K) (OMB #0970-0402) (Press release) U.S. Administration for Children and Families - November 30, 2021 The Administration for Children and Families … [Read more...]

US: Vaccine and Mask Requirements To Mitigate the Spread of COVID-19 in Head Start Programs (Press release) U.S. Administration for Children and Families - November 30, 2021 This interim final rule with comment (IFC) adds new provisions to the Head Start Program Performance Standards to mitigate … [Read more...]

US: Native women face high maternal mortality rates. Can Biden's spending bill help? Lily - November 29, 2021 On a recent afternoon, Nicolle Gonzales attended a birth on Navajo Nation inside a hogan, a traditional Navajo shelter, where the woman in labor squatted over a sheepskin next to a roaring … [Read more...]

US: Advocates Tout Child-, Maternal-Health Aspects of Build Back Better Act Public News Service - November 29, 2021 Health advocates are pressing the U.S. Senate to approve the Build Back Better Act, because it would improve Medicaid and CHIP - the Children's Health Insurance Program. The bill, … [Read more...]

US: Trauma, identity and love: Being adopted didn't give me a better life, but changed my path (Opinion) (Includes video) USA Today - November 27, 2021 The lack of adoption awareness has a negative impact on adoptees like me.November is recognized as National Adoption Month, and it is time the … [Read more...]

US: Why hundreds of thousands of kids in the US dread their 21st birthdays CNN - November 27, 2021 The day she turns 21, Parvathinathan will no longer be protected by the work visa that allowed her parents to immigrate to the United States from India. And she may face deportation. It's known as … [Read more...]

US: Saving Two Spirit and Indigenous LGBTQ+ Youth (Opinion) Advocate - November 26, 2021 American Indian Heritage Month elevates the diverse cultural history of tribal nations and focuses attention on deep disparities that impact our communities. This year, while a virulent pandemic continues, … [Read more...]

US: Why keeping siblings together in adoption matters (Opinion) (Includes video) Christian Post - November 26, 2021 If you're looking to adopt, on behalf of the thousands of children waiting for families and praying they will see their brothers and sisters again, please keep brothers and sisters … [Read more...]

Mexico: UN, foundation launch foster care for migrant kids in Mexico (Includes video) Associated Press - November 26, 2021 The U.N. Commission on Refugees and a private foundation announced a sort of foster-care program Friday to place about 120 unaccompanied minor migrants with Mexican families … [Read more...]