US: What We Learned Testing Adoption Permanency Programs Around the Country (Commentary) Chronicle of Social Change - October 15, 2019 While large-scale, multi-year projects are essential in advancing the work of child welfare and improving the overall health and well-being of children and … [Read more...]
US: Preventing Child Marriage in Displaced Populations Act
US: Preventing Child Marriage in Displaced Populations Act Borgen Magazine - October 14, 2019 The Preventing Child Marriage in Displaced Populations Act is cosponsored by Rep. Michael McCaul (R-TX) and Rep. Brad Sherman (D-CA). It passed unanimously by the House Foreign Affairs Committee. This … [Read more...]
Canada: B.C. reaches deal with legal aid lawyers for stable system
Canada: B.C. reaches deal with legal aid lawyers for stable system Pique - October 15, 2019 B.C. Attorney General David Eby said Oct. 15 that Victoria has reached a framework agreement with the province's legal aid lawyers to provide stable access to justice for those unable to afford lawyers. … [Read more...]
Canada: Spotlight needed on urban Indigenous child welfare (Opinion)
Canada: Spotlight needed on urban Indigenous child welfare (Opinion) Star - October 15, 2019 Indigenous issues have largely been absent from this election campaign. When the topic does arise, the conversations are limited to pipelines and resource extraction. These are tired narratives within … [Read more...]
International: Around the world, women are taking charge of their future
International: Around the world, women are taking charge of their future National Geographic - October 15, 2019 Theresa Kachindamoto remembers the first child marriage she ended, just days after she became the first female paramount chief of her southern Ngoni people in Malawi. In Dedza district, … [Read more...]
Syria: Orphans thought to be British rescued from Isis camp after Turkish attacks
Syria: Orphans thought to be British rescued from Isis camp after Turkish attacks Guardian - October 14, 2019 Three orphans believed to be British citizens have been evacuated from an area in northern Syria that was the focus of recent attacks by Turkish troops and their allies. The Guardian … [Read more...]
US: Family court crisis: courts placing children with abusive parents with tragic results (Commentary)
US: Family court crisis: courts placing children with abusive parents with tragic results (Commentary) Child Welfare Monitor - October 15, 2019 The Center for Judicial Excellence (CJE) has compiled data on 707 children who have been murdered by a divorcing or separating parent since 2008. CJE has … [Read more...]
US: What Happened When I Continued Methadone Treatment While Pregnant (Commentary)
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
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)
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...]