NY: Harsh audit of St. Lawrence County Department of Social Services was kept from legislators (Includes video) North Country Now - September 20, 2021 A harsh state audit of the St. Lawrence County Department of Social Services that was kept from legislators for months found more than a dozen … [Read more...]

NY: NYC teachers union calls for weekly covid testing for some students as first school closes with at least 16 positive staff cases Chalkbeat New York - September 19, 2021 New York City's teachers union called on Mayor Bill de Blasio to ramp up the frequency of random coronavirus testing in … [Read more...]

US: The misuse of data to support preferred programs: the case of family resource centers (Opinion) Child Welfare Monitor - September 21, 2021 Family resource centers, also called family support centers or family success centers, are becoming the prevention program of choice for child welfare … [Read more...]

US: Nearly 226,000 Covid-19 cases were reported in children last week, pediatrician group says (Includes video) CNN - September 20, 2021 Covid-19 infections have continued to increase "exponentially" among children across the US, and now account for nearly 26% of all cases reported nationwide, … [Read more...]

US: These Single Moms Are Forced to Choose: Reveal Their Sexual Histories or Forfeit Welfare ProPublica - September 17, 2021 Women who apply for welfare often have to identify who fathered their children and when they got pregnant, among other deeply personal details. State governments use that … [Read more...]

United Kingdom: Neglect strategy 'will help improve children's safety' BBC - September 20, 2021 Work on a new child neglect strategy will help improve the situation for children in the Channel Islands, a report says. The 2020 annual report by the islands' Safeguarding Children's Partnership has … [Read more...]

NY: For Students to Recover and Thrive, New York Should Ensure Free School Meals Statewide (Opinion) Gotham Gazette - September 20, 2021 As students have returned to the classrooms, back-to-school jitters are likely to be at an all-time high. Anxiety about everything from vaccination status to … [Read more...]

NY: Vaccinate Teens Without Parental Consent, City Child Welfare Agency Says City - September 19, 2021 The city's child welfare agency has given the green light to administer COVID-19 vaccines to more than 600 minors living in certain juvenile detention and foster homes, including when their … [Read more...]

NY: Westchester County Executive George Latimer Appoints New Leadership to Department of Social Services (Press release) Office of the County Executive - September 17, 2021 County Executive George Latimer has appointed Katrina R. Alexander to Deputy Commissioner of the Westchester County … [Read more...]

PA: Mask-wearing is not child abuse, and saying so minimizes real problems, advocates in Pennsylvania say (Includes video) Tribune Media Services - September 17, 2021 An army of child welfare advocates are striking back at those who are making claims that requiring children to wear masks in school … [Read more...]