PA: Board rejects new CYS position (May require subscription) (Includes video) New Castle News - July 08, 2021 The creation of a program specialist at Lawrence County Children and Youth Services was stymied Tuesday by a lack of support from the Lawrence County Salary Board. The board at a special … [Read more...]

PA: Kayden's Law to Improve Child Custody Rules Moves to House Delaware Valley Journal - July 08, 2021 A proposal to protect children from abusive parents by changing the rules for granting custody is being considered by Pennsylvania's legislature. Named for a 7-year-old Bucks County girl, … [Read more...]

PA: Luzerne Children and Youth Services Director Arrested for Endangering Children (Press release) Office of Josh Shapiro, Attorney General for Pennsylvania - July 06, 2021 Attorney General Josh Shapiro today announced that the former director of Luzerne County's Children and Youth Services has … [Read more...]

US: Collins, Tester, Baldwin Lead Push for TRIO Program Funding to Assist First-Generation, Low-Income College Students (Press release) Office of Susan Collins, U.S. Senator for Maine - July 08, 2021 U.S. Senators Susan Collins (R-ME), Jon Tester (D-MT), and Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) led a bipartisan … [Read more...]

US: DCF-involved students attended school 90% of the time last year CommonWealth Magazine - July 08, 2021 According to the report, DCF-involved students who had in-person school attended 93 percent of the time, while DCF-involved students with remote school attended 88 percent of the time. By far, … [Read more...]

US: Emerging Adults Need a Justice System Guided by Facts (Opinion) Imprint - July 08, 2021 The field of emerging adult justice, which focuses on the critical transition to healthy adulthood between the ages of 18 to 25, is burgeoning, yet our understanding of this age group is already persuasive. … [Read more...]

US: Families fostering migrant kids offer what shelters cannot Associated Press - July 08, 2021 Transitional foster homes, where families are licensed to care for migrant children, are widely considered to be the best option for kids in U.S. custody, especially for minors who have been … [Read more...]

Canada: Mandryk: Cowessess child services agreement a much-needed alternative (Opinion) (Includes video) Regina Leader-Post - July 08, 2021 Until now, it has been the preference of governments to remove First Nations children from their communities and culture. Keeping at-risk First Nation … [Read more...]

International: Child mental health crisis 'magnified' by COVID, warns UN chief (Includes video) United Nations News - July 08, 2021 In a video address to an event organized within the on-going High-Level Political Forum (HLPF), on mental health and wellbeing, he said that mental health services … [Read more...]

PA: Program aims to assist youths leaving foster care (May require subscription) Altoona Mirror - July 07, 2021 Blair County is preparing to sign an agreement that will help foster youth secure housing when they age out of the child welfare system. As part of the Youth to Independence Initiative … [Read more...]