US: Adolescence Is Prime Time for Closing Opportunity Gap THE Journal - August 13, 2019 A new research project has suggested that the dramatic changes that take place in the brains of young people offer "unique opportunities for positive, life-shaping development and for recovering from past … [Read more...]

US: How Cash Bail Hurts Poor Women-and What We Can Do About It (Commentary) Ms. Magazine - August 13, 2019 In 2015, I was invited by the George Kaiser Family Foundation to visit Tulsa, Oklahoma and provide training on holistic defense for their public defenders. Their context was unique in many … [Read more...]

US: Indian Child Welfare Act is constitutional, ABA House declares ABA Journal - August 13, 2019 Resolution 115C, declaring that the Indian Child Welfare Act is constitutional, was easily approved by the ABA House of Delegates on Tuesday. The Indian Child Welfare Act was passed in 1978 to address … [Read more...]

US: Trump's New Green Card Policy Disproportionally Affects Immigrants With Disabilities (Commentary) Forbes - August 13, 2019 On Monday, the Trump Administration announced a new rule that will disqualify immigrants who receive public benefits-such as Medicaid, housing assistance and food … [Read more...]

US: Catholics And Southern Baptists Consider How To Respond To Sex Abuse In The Church (Includes audio) National Public Radio - June 14, 2019 The two biggest Christian denominations in America, Roman Catholics and Southern Baptists, face damning revelations that some clergy members have sexually … [Read more...]

Australia: Ballarat's Bishop Paul Bird says new child abuse reporting law will 'not make children safer' Courier - August 14, 2019 Forcing religious organisations to report child abuse by breaking the Catholic seal of confession will not "make children safer", according to Ballarat Diocese Bishop … [Read more...]

Canada: B.C. youth launches podcast to talk about experiences in the foster care system (Includes video) APTN News - August 12, 2019 Jordan Williams grew up in British Columbia's foster care system, and she's talking about it. The 19-year-old Victoria teen is the host of a new podcast called the … [Read more...]

China: One Child Nation Reveals the Human Costs of an Infamous Chinese Law (Commentary) Atlantic Magazine - August 13, 2019 Early on in Nanfu Wang and Jialing Zhang's new documentary, One Child Nation, an 84-year-old midwife is asked how many babies she has delivered throughout her career. She … [Read more...]

France: French officials request investigation into country's connections to Epstein (Includes video) Washington Examiner - August 13, 2019 Two French ministers have called on their government to investigate any ties the country might have to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. "The American … [Read more...]

NY: From the United Way: YWCA's Carolyn's House changing lives of women and children in the community (Commentary) Niagara Gazette - August 10, 2019 For over 30 years, the United Way of Greater Niagara has been providing critical support dollars to the YWCA of the Niagara Frontier for programs … [Read more...]