US: At This Camp, Children Of Opioid Addicts Learn To Cope And Laugh (Includes audio) WEKU - October 09, 2019 The nonprofit group Eluna runs camps in 13 states, many of them in areas hardest hit by the opioid crisis. All of these children have experienced trauma, sometimes abuse and neglect, and a … [Read more...]

US: Sesame Street introduces new character to help kids understand opioid crisis (Video) NBC News - October 09, 2019 The long-running kids TV show has a tradition of tackling social issues in a way that helps kids understand the world around them. Karli is a new character featured in "Sesame … [Read more...]

US: Foster Care System Needs To Get Its Heroes Straight (Commentary) Youth Today - October 07, 2019 First and foremost there are current and former foster youth who have endured trauma I could never claim even to imagine, either at the hands of parents or the system or both. Yet they not only have … [Read more...]

NY: Speed skater & abuse survivor Bridie Farrell headlines UB Law panel on Child Victims Act (Includes audio) WBFO - October 08, 2019 The University at Buffalo Law School on Monday hosted a look at the Child Victims Act, the new state law that has reopened New York's history of sexual abuse … [Read more...]

US: New Child Care and Development Block Grant funds help states increase child care subsidies for families and rates paid for child care services Child Trends - October 09, 2019 A new brief finds that most states used, or plan to use, increased federal funding for a key early childhood education … [Read more...]

US: Submission for OMB Review; Plan for Foster Care and Adoption Assistance-Title IV-E (OMB #0970-0433) Federal Register - October 09, 2019 Public Law 115-123 added two new programs to title IV-E of the Social Security Act: The Prevention Services Program and the Kinship Navigator Program. Title … [Read more...]

US: Homeless Teens Who've Aged Out Of Foster Care Now Living In Tiny Homes Across America (Includes video) Little Things - October 08, 2019 Many homeless teens across the country have aged out of the foster care system, leaving them in a state of limbo without the resources or stability young … [Read more...]

US: We Must Understand Promise of Adolescent Development to Serve Youth (Commentary) Youth Today - October 08, 2019 Nearly 25% of our population are teens and young adults in the most important developmental sprint of their lives. But rather than helping young people realize their great potential … [Read more...]

Afghanistan: Weekly Humanitarian Update (30 September - 6 October 2019) UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs - October 06, 2019 In the western part of the country, protracted displacement is contributing to increased protection issues at informal IDP sites such as child labour, … [Read more...]

Africa: The violent truth about teenage pregnancy - What children say (September 2019) World Vision - October 08, 2019 Teenage pregnancy is often identified by children and young people as one of the critical issues in their communities. Across World Vision programmes in subSaharan Africa, … [Read more...]