US: Make Foster Care Rare and Brief (Opinion) Psychology Today - May 05, 2021 May is National Foster Care Month. Foster care is often the only possible choice for children who face almost unthinkably bad conditions when living at home. Even so, a worthwhile goal for foster care is, when possible, … [Read more...]

US: Opinion: Former Foster Youth Eligible for American Rescue Plan Tax Credits (May require subscription) Youth Today - May 05, 2021 What if former foster youth could claim up to $1,500 in tax benefits and nobody told them? With the passage of the American Rescue Plan, this is the reality for … [Read more...]

US: US Reports Steep Drop in Migrant Children Held by Border Patrol Voice of America News - May 05, 2021 Tens of thousands of migrants continue to arrive at the U.S.-Mexico border weekly, but for the first time in months the number of unaccompanied minors held by the U.S. Border Patrol has dipped … [Read more...]

Germany: German Authorities Break Up International Child Sex Abuse Site (May require subscription) New York Times - May 03, 2021 German prosecutors have broken up an online platform for sharing images and videos showing the sexual abuse of children, mostly boys, that had an international following … [Read more...]

Pakistan: Rising cases of child marriages in Pak spark fear Asian News International - May 05, 2021 Child marriage is the most horrifying among the many serious poverty-related issues plaguing Pakistan, experts said. According to a recent report, the poverty rate in Pakistan has reached an … [Read more...]

South Sudan: ChildBride Solidarity (CBS) moves to improve Menstrual Hygiene in Jonglei state, South Sudan (Press release) ChildBride Solidarity - April 27, 2021 In a bid to promote Menstrual Hygiene Management among young girls and women, ChildBride Solidarity (CBS), a women-led (WLO) national NGO … [Read more...]

US: End the Cycle of Crises for Unaccompanied Immigrant Children (Opinion) Imprint - May 04, 2021 For the past decade, conditions in northern Central America have propelled the migration of vulnerable and often traumatized children to the U.S. border. Many of them arrive seeking refuge as they … [Read more...]

NY: New York City Lawmakers, Moms Push Sweeping Changes to Child Maltreatment Reporting System Imprint - May 03, 2021 Lawmakers joined New York City parents Monday for a virtual rally in support of an ambitious reform package that would bar anonymous child abuse and neglect reports, arm parents … [Read more...]

US: Helping Kids Arriving at Border Requires Political Will (Opinion) University of Texas News - May 03, 2021 We must do a better job of explaining the factors that drive parents and children to take enormous risks. Vice President Kamala Harris is tasked to engage Central American countries to … [Read more...]

US: It Takes a Multigenerational Village to Raise Foster Kids (Commentary) Stanford Social Innovation Review - May 03, 2021 Planned, intergenerational communities can help support families raising foster children, as well as youth and elders seeking low-income housing and community. Also: Meeting … [Read more...]