NY: New York City's "Family Defense" Movement Presses Case Against Child Welfare System in Public Hearings and Rallies Imprint - October 21, 2021 Thursday marked a raucous day of hearings in New York City, with parents protesting outside city and state chambers on the overreach of the child … [Read more...]

US: Child welfare agencies aren't meant to rehabilitate parents but protect children (Opinion) USA Today - October 21, 2021 The growing pressure to reduce the number of kids in foster care - prompted by the increasingly popular idea that foster care is structurally racist and punishes people for … [Read more...]

US: Lawmakers Issue Warning to Troubled Teen Industry: Congress Will Act Imprint - October 21, 2021 Prompted by a celebrity's painful childhood revelation, growing cries to crack down on abusive practices in residential treatment programs for children and teens have reached members of Congress, … [Read more...]

US: Study: State public benefit programs for poverty reduce child abuse and death Highland County Press - October 21, 2021 A new study, "State Spending on Public Benefit Programs and Child Maltreatment," in the November 2021 Pediatrics (available online Oct. 18) found increased spending on state … [Read more...]

US: How the journalism of child welfare fails (Opinion) NCCPR Child Welfare Blog - October 20, 2021 Imagine for a moment that you are a reporter assigned to write a multi-part in-depth series on the criminal justice system. Now, try to imagine submitting a three-part series of more than 10,000 … [Read more...]

US: Pediatric groups declare national emergency over children's mental health Hill - October 19, 2021 A group of pediatric organizations have declared a national emergency in children's mental health coinciding with alarming new emergency room statistics released Tuesday. The American Academy of … [Read more...]

US: Paris Hilton pushes for bill to crack down on abusive youth facilities (Includes video) NBC News - October 20, 2021 A group of congressional Democrats said Wednesday that they plan to work with Paris Hilton to create new regulations to prevent the abuse of children in facilities for troubled … [Read more...]

Canada: Indigenous advocates question who PM is consulting with on First Nations kids ruling Canadian Press - October 20, 2021 Some Indigenous advocates and leaders say they don't know who Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is talking about when he says Ottawa is holding consultations on a ruling that … [Read more...]

France: Parolin to French prime minister: Fight against abuse must respect seal of confession Pillar - October 20, 2021 The Vatican Secretary of State reaffirmed the Church's stance that the seal of confession is inviolable, during an exchange with the French prime minister this week. France is … [Read more...]

NY: Child Welfare, Youth Justice Program Leaders Among Winners of New York's David Prize Imprint - October 19, 2021 The creators of a nonprofit helping foster youth age out of the system, and a program to better launch young adults leaving lockups are among five New Yorkers awarded a prestigious … [Read more...]