US: American Legion's Child Welfare foundation awards over $811,000 in grants (Press release) American Legion - October 17, 2019 The American Legion's Child Welfare Foundation has awarded $811,282 in grants to 19 nonprofits. These grants, determined during the annual meeting of the CWF board of … [Read more...]

US: Eliminating Safe Sleep Fatalities Starts by Identifying What Causes Them (Commentary) National Institute For Children's Health Quality - October 17, 2019 Understanding what causes fetal, infant, and child deaths gives states and communities the information they need to identify focused, … [Read more...]

Asia: World: Child Marriage in South Asia: An evidence review United Nations Population Fund and UNICEF - October 18, 2019 This report reviews recent evidence on child marriage in South Asia, including the influence of gender norms, economics and societal expectations on child marriage, as well as … [Read more...]

USVI: Human Services Investigating How Deadly Child Abuse Case Fell Through Cracks St. Thomas Source - October 17, 2019 The Department of Human Services is working with the V.I. Police Department and launching an internal investigation into the child abuse related death of 4-year-old Aaron … [Read more...]

CT: Child Advocate Weighs in on New London School Sex Abuse Investigation (Includes video) NBC Connecticut - October 16, 2019 Bennie Dover Jackson Middle School in New London has been under the microscope of local police for many months. Now, the Office of the Child Advocate is doing its own … [Read more...]

NY: New York's Top Child Welfare Senator Previews Next Legislative Session (Commentary) Chronicle of Social Change - October 17, 2019 The New York State legislature passed a raft of historic child welfare bills this year. All of them aimed to strengthen birth family ties: one bill would open … [Read more...]

PA: CAPTA strikes again: Pennsylvania makes sure it conforms to an odious federal law -- and promptly begins harassing families where moms use legally-prescribed medical marijuana (Commentary) NCCPR Child Welfare Blog - October 16, 2019 Last year, the Pennsylvania Legislature threw one of its … [Read more...]

PA: County approves 17 children and youth contracts New Castle News - October 16, 2019 The commissioners approved the agreements, all of which are renewals, to provide children's services that include foster care, detention, parenting, treatment programs, psychiatric and counseling and visitation … [Read more...]

US: A newborn was found wrapped in a plastic bag in Indiana. Here are 5 things to know about safe haven laws CNN - October 17, 2019 There's no umbrella federal law over all the states so the safe haven specifics vary depending on where you … [Read more...]

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US: Congregate care, kinship care up nationwide Williamson Daily News - October 16, 2019 While the number of American children in foster care appears to be declining nationally, many states, including Ohio, are relying more on congregate care, according to new data compiled by the Chronicle For … [Read more...]