US: The U.S. stole generations of Indigenous children to open the West High Country News - October 14, 2019 Nearly 200 Native children lie buried at the entrance of the Carlisle Barracks in the "Indian Cemetery" - the first thing you see when entering one of the United States' oldest military … [Read more...]

US: Nightmare on 'Sesame Street': talking 'social relevance' way too far (Commentary) New York Post - October 13, 2019 the addition of a recent character, a bright green Muppet named Karli, is far less compatible with the show's target audience and core message. Karli is a foster child, and in a … [Read more...]

US: Guvercin: Citizens must be aware of child welfare services (Commentary) Daily Targum - October 11, 2019 Children and youth are some of the most treasured individuals in terms of law and society across cultures and governments, but are unfortunately also one of the most frequently abused and … [Read more...]

US: We Have to Better Understand What Foster Parents Need (Commentary) Chronicle of Social Change - October 11, 2019 As a new leader in the child welfare space, I thought it would be worth my while to do some listening before I made any big changes. So I went on a tour all over the state of … [Read more...]

Australia: Global perspective key to addressing Aboriginal child welfare In Daily - October 14, 2019 Overseas child protection programs could hold the answer to curbing South Australia's growing overrepresentation of Aboriginal children in state care, a child protection worker from the Riverland … [Read more...]

International: 1 in 4 young women in Latin America and the Caribbean is in union or married before age 18 (Press release) UNICEF - October 11, 2019 One in four young women in Latin America and the Caribbean was married for the first time or found themselves in an early union before they turned 18. … [Read more...]

International: How violent extremist groups profit from the trafficking of girls (Opinion) Hill - October 11, 2019 Girls are typically the first to drop out of school, more likely to go hungry when food is scarce, and face staggering rates of sexual violence. And in areas affected by conflict and … [Read more...]

Sudan: Feature: Poverty pushing up forced child marriage in South Sudan Xinhua - October 12, 2019 According to the UN children's agency, South Sudan has the seventh-highest prevalence rate of child marriage in the world. About 52 percent of girls in the country are married before their 18th … [Read more...]

NY: Opiods, Lead Drive County Health Department Costs Post-Journal - October 11, 2019 Chautauqua County saw 10 babies test positive for opioids in a two-week span in mid-September. The statistic came up as part of a discussion of new and ongoing child and maternal health programs in Chautauqua … [Read more...]

PA: Philadelphia City Council creates panel to probe child removals in abuse, neglect cases Philadelphia Inquirer - October 10, 2019 In July 2018, the city Department of Human Services investigated City Councilman David Oh after he accidentally broke his son's collarbone while practicing martial … [Read more...]