NY: SNAP Recipients Will Be Able To Use Their Benefits to Buy Groceries Online Under Hevesi Bill Astoria Post - August 04, 2020 People dependent on SNAP will be able to use their government benefits to buy groceries online on a permanent basis if a new bill that was passed by the state legislature … [Read more...]

NY: Defining Chronic Substance Abuse in the Context of Terminating Parental Rights (Commentary) New York Law Journal - August 03, 2020 The persistent use of drugs and alcohol can lead to many health and mental health impairments. In particular, the incidence of co-occurring chronic substance abuse … [Read more...]

PA: NZ-developed AI can predict kids' hospital risk New Zealand Herald - August 05, 2020 A type of predictive tool that sparked controversy when it was explored in New Zealand has confirmed that US children it identified as at-risk are also in danger of being hospitalised. While the model has been … [Read more...]

US: Schools find there's 'no one size fits all' approach to returning to campus during coronavirus outbreak (Includes video) CNN - August 05, 2020 The start of the new school year is already proving that there is no one way to reopen schools during the Covid-19 pandemic and returning to classes … [Read more...]

US: Federal agents are expelling asylum seekers as young as 8 months from the border, citing COVID-19 risks (Includes video) Texas Tribune & ProPublica - August 04, 2020 Children are typically entitled to special protections under the law, including the right to have their asylum claims … [Read more...]

US: Spanberger, Cline introduce Child RESCUE Act: Crack down on child exploitation, abuse Augusta Free Press - August 04, 2020 Reps. Abigail Spanberger (D-VA-07) and Ben Cline (R-VA-06) have introduced bipartisan legislation to strengthen federal efforts to rescue U.S. children from sexual … [Read more...]

US: Child Maltreatment Prevention in the Era of Coronavirus Disease 2019 (Commentary) JAMA Pediatrics - August 03, 2020 The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has exposed the frailty of the just-in-time medical system currently in place in the United States. Large gaps in access to care, … [Read more...]

Australia: Queensland child safety system 'struggling to cope', audit office finds Brisbane Times - August 05, 2020 Queensland's child safety system is finding it harder to place children in care, is "struggling to cope" with the number of reports it receives, and is not adequately structured to … [Read more...]

NY: Viewpoint: Preventive services save children - and money (Opinion) Times Union - August 02, 2020 New York became a national leader in 2002, when it began investing in community-based child welfare services that help children stay at home with their parents. Because most Child Protective … [Read more...]

US: Child Welfare League of America CEO: Field Must Confront Its Racist Roots (Commentary) Imprint - August 02, 2020 The critical thing for us to do first is to review all of our standards with an equity lens. We'll set up conversations in the field around racial justice and make sure people get … [Read more...]