US: Better Supporting Youth Aging Out of Care Would Reap Rewards for All of Us Youth Today - June 05, 2019 Imagine we could make sure that every young person transitioning out of foster care was able to graduate from high school and go on to college or post-secondary training, live in safe and … [Read more...]

US: Battle Pits Native American Tribes Against White Couple Over Adoption of Native Child in Case With Potential Affirmative Action Implications Root - June 05, 2019 In a case that may have implications for race-based affirmative action and other similar remedies offered to address centuries of … [Read more...]

US: YouTube's Algorithmic Pedo-Failure (Commentary) Forrester - June 06, 2019 Yesterday after intense pressure the platform decided to demonetize channels that promote hate speech and discrimination. And in a terrifying story on Monday, the New York Times reported that YouTube's recommendation … [Read more...]

US: Foster Care Crisis Opens Door to Second-Chance Parents Stateline - June 06, 2019 A young mother plays with her 3-year-old daughter while visiting her at the home she's staying at with her grandmother in Jasper, Georgia. Across the United States, the opioid epidemic is fueling a surge of … [Read more...]

NY: New York Child Welfare Advocates Want Parents to Have Representation When Their Children Removed Youth Today - June 05, 2019 "I would have liked an attorney from day one, not just when I landed in court. It would have been a little better," Montauban said. Child welfare reform advocates agree, … [Read more...]

Canada: Canadian Inquiry Calls the Murder and Disappearance of Indigenous Women Genocide (Commentary) (Includes video) Truthout - June 04, 2019 A chilling national inquiry has determined that the frequent and widespread disappearance and murder of Indigenous girls and women in Canada is a genocide … [Read more...]

NY: Job: Become A Child Protective Specialist Harlem World Magazine - June 04, 2019 Working as a Child Protective Specialist is a great opportunity if you are a recent college graduate or a seasoned professional. Extensive training, coaching and professional development is … [Read more...]

PA: Second-ever LGBT State of the Union champions progress, considers new controversies (New Residence Opens for LGBT Youth) Philly Voice - June 04, 2019 A new organization was added to the SOTU this year - Project HOME's Casarez Residence, named for the late Gloria Casarez, the first executive … [Read more...]

PA: Children and Youth reunites family (Requires free registration) Gettysburg Times - June 03, 2019 Two young children placed in another state's foster care system were recently reunited with relatives thanks to the hard work of Adams County Children and Youth Services … [Read more...]

US: MIL-OSI USA: Representatives Woodall and Smith Introduce Bipartisan Legislation to Improve International Adoption (Press release) Office of U.S. Congressman for Georgia Rob Woodall - June 04, 2019 Today, U.S. Representatives Rob Woodall (R-GA) and Adam Smith (D-WA) introduced the Adoptee … [Read more...]