US: How Much Does It Cost to Adopt a Child? (Commentary) (Includes video) Smart Asset - September 24, 2021 Is becoming a parent one of your biggest dreams? If so, then you may feel like nothing can stand between you and your future child. Whether it's paperwork, research or money - you are … [Read more...]

US: John Templeton Foundation Hires New Vice President of Programs (Requires free registration) Chronicle of Philanthropy - September 24, 2021 The John Templeton Foundation has hired John Bare as vice president of programs, overseeing the $3.3 billion foundation's human sciences, character … [Read more...]

US: Safe from the Start Act Influenced By COVID-19 Pandemic (Commentary) Borgen Magazine - September 24, 2021 According to the Keeping Women and Girls Safe from the Start Act of 2021, one in five women experience gender-based violence during a humanitarian crisis. As humanitarian crises … [Read more...]

Nigeria: Nigerian States Should Protect Girls by Ending Child Marriage (Opinion) Human Rights Watch - September 24, 2021 Over 10 million children are out of school in Nigeria and the global pandemic has only made it harder for young people to stay in school. There have been dire consequences for … [Read more...]

US: Proposed Information Collection Activity; Mother and Infant Home Visiting Program Evaluation (MIHOPE): Long-Term Follow-Up, Kindergarten Data Collection (MIHOPE-K) (OMB #0970-0402) (Press release) U.S. Administration for Children and Families - September 24, 2021 The Administration for … [Read more...]

US: Organizations, foster families react to Indian Child Welfare Act challenge Gaylord News - September 21, 2021 Cetan Sa Winyan, director of the American Indian Movement's Indian Territory Oklahoma chapter, said all tribes -- not just the four already petitioning the U.S. Supreme Court -- should … [Read more...]

Sudan: Children in South Sudan Say Hunger is Forcing them into Child Marriage and Crime (Press release) Save the Children - September 23, 2021 Children in South Sudan said hunger was forcing more young people to drop out of school, putting girls at risk of early marriage and sexual exploitation, … [Read more...]

PA: York County child sex abuse reports dropped 30% in 2020 (Includes video) (May require subscription) York Dispatch - September 21, 2021 When many children were home from school during the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, reports of child sex abuse in York County dropped noticeably. But that doesn't … [Read more...]

US: Sexual assault linked to later brain damage in women, study finds CNN - September 22, 2021 Women who have been sexually assaulted have a higher risk of developing a type of brain damage that has been linked to cognitive decline, dementia and stroke, a new study found. "It could be either … [Read more...]

US: Next Week, Thousands of Foster Youth Will Age Out on the Same Day (Requires subscription) Imprint - September 21, 2021 Champions for young adults in foster care say that as many as 18,000 could be pushed out of the system next week when a federal moratorium on "aging out" during the pandemic … [Read more...]