PA: Guest editorial: 'Bella's Law' right call to keep kids safe Pittsburgh Post-Gazette - July 04, 2020 Bella Seachrist was just 3 when she died. Organizers in Oakmont are pushing for "Bella's Law," a reform to how children in the state's child welfare system are supervised after placement. Once … [Read more...]

US: More children's books are tackling sexual harassment and abuse New York Times - July 05, 2020 When Kate Messner read the testimonies of the gymnasts abused by Larry Nassar, she was struck by his behavior early on: giving the girls little gifts and back rubs, or sending them private texts. It … [Read more...]

US: Brown, Harris, Casey and Cortez Masto Introduce Comprehensive Legislation to Support Child Welfare Agencies during Covid-19 (Press release) Office of Sherrod Brown, U.S. Senator for Ohio - July 02, 2020 Today, U.S. Sens. Sherrod Brown (D-OH), Kamala D. Harris (D-CA), Bob Casey (D-PA) and … [Read more...]

US: When Video Chat is the Only Thing Holding Your Family Together (Commentary) Gizmodo UK - July 02, 2020 Regular visits between kids and their families were an essential part of the reunification process, until covid-19. But in many states, these visits are now happening over video chat. For … [Read more...]

Canada: B.C.'s Indigenous rights law faces 2020 implementation deadline Keremeos Review - July 03, 2020 B.C.'s first annual report on its embrace of the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples is being presented in the legislature next week, while debate continues over the … [Read more...]

Laos: UNICEF provides critical supplies to 12 provinces to address protection risks during COVID-19 Lao News Agency - July 04, 2020 On the 1st and 2nd July 2020, UNICEF Lao PDR handed over personal protective equipment (PPE) worth US$30,000 to the Lao Women's Union (LWU) and the Ministry of Labour … [Read more...]

South Africa: End child marriage: Leveraging the power of South Africa's media and storytelling to reshape the narrative (Commentary) World Bank - July 03, 2020 According to a report by the South Africa Commission for Gender Equality, the country has approximately 91,000 under-aged children who … [Read more...]

Uganda: Reformed street children changing lives in Karamoja Independent - July 06, 2020 Reformed street children have become community change agents in Moroto district extending social support to other vulnerable groups thanks to life skills imparted to them during their rehabilitation at Alakara … [Read more...]

NY: Funding Restored For Kinship Care Programs Queens Gazette - July 01, 2020 Following a proposed reduction in funding for kinship programs in New York State, Assemblymembers Ellen Jaffee and Andrew Hevesi - in partnership with the New York State KinCare Coalition - sent a letter to Office of … [Read more...]

US: To Leave Racist Roots Behind, Child Welfare Needs a Great Reimagining (Commentary) Chronicle of Social Change - July 01, 2020 The plight of Black children in the child welfare system is one plagued with failure after failure from those who have been put in place to protect … [Read more...]