US: What Happened When I Continued Methadone Treatment While Pregnant (Commentary) Psych Central - October 11, 2019 For many women, getting on methadone doesn't happen until they find out they're pregnant. Their options are to either keep using or get into treatment. I started taking methadone … [Read more...]

International: The worth of a girl Voice of America - October 14, 2019 About 650 million children and women alive today were married before age 18, roughly 17% of the global female population, according to UNICEF. In a yearlong project, Voice of America set out to meet child brides from Albania to … [Read more...]

Iran: Iran Must Confront Its Child Protection Crisis (Commentary) Center for Human Rights in Iran - October 11, 2019 Iran's civil code puts the legal age of marriage for girls at 13, while girls younger than 13 can be married with the consent of their father and a judge. UNICEF estimates 17 … [Read more...]

Iraq: Third Committee: Member States are concerned about the situation of children deprived of their "fight for education" Iraq News Gazette - October 11, 2019 As we approach the thirtieth anniversary of the adoption of the Convention on the Rights of the Child, the state of their promotion and … [Read more...]

Philippines: Empowering Maranao girls against child marriage UNFPA Philippines - October 11, 2019 "In Bangsamoro, children are often married off very early. My mom was just 4 years old when she got engaged. My cousin was 8 years old," said Sam Guro, 30, Local Youth Development Officer at the … [Read more...]

NY: HUD awards $3.5 million to Homeless Alliance of Western New York to help end youth homelessness Niagara Frontier Publications - October 11, 2019 The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development is awarding $75 million to end youth homelessness in 23 local communities, including eight rural … [Read more...]

US: Self-reported suicide attempts rising in black teens as other groups decline New York University - October 14, 2019 Adding to what is known about the growing crisis of suicide among American teens, a team led by researchers at the McSilver Institute for Poverty Policy and Research at New York … [Read more...]

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...]