NY: New York State Assembly Ups Age of Consent for Marriage in Update to Child Marriage Law (May require free registration) NewsBreak - June 09, 2021 In New York state, the age of consent to marry is set to go up once more, expanding on the previously passed Child Marriage Law signed into law back … [Read more...]

PA: Editorial: Protect PA's children (May require subscription) USA Today Network - Pennsylvania - June 10, 2021 This year, USA Today Network has dragged into open view the too-often-fatal flaws in Pennsylvania's child welfare system. In sometimes gut-wrenching detail, the series of investigative … [Read more...]

US: The Health 202: Thousands of migrant kids are still in HHS custody (Includes audio) (Includes video) (May require subscription) Washington Post - June 09, 2021 The Biden administration has been more speedily uniting unaccompanied migrant children with adult sponsors, after a spring influx that … [Read more...]

International: Child Labor Surges For The First Time In 20 Years. The Pandemic May Make That Worse. NPR - June 10, 2021 In 2020, the world marked a rise in child labor for the first time in two decades. Additionally, with the coronavirus pandemic upending economies and closing schools, the United … [Read more...]

International: COVID-19: Kids in World's Poorest Countries Lost 66 Percent More of Lifetime at School than Richer Peers-Save the Children (Press release) Save the Children - June 09, 2021 Children in poorer countries have lost 66 percent more of their lifetime number of schooldays during the … [Read more...]

CT: New Analysis of Connecticut Data Highlights Stark Attendance Gaps by Learning Mode and Among Student Groups Hard Hit by Covid-19 (Press release)Attendance Works and Connecticut State Department of Education - June 09, 2021Students attending school remotely have the highest levels of chronic … [Read more...]

US Administration for Children and Families - June 09, 2021 Services (HHS) requests an extension to continue data collection for the Evaluation of the Family Unification Program (FUP) (OMB #0970-0514). Information collection activities requested include interviews, focus group discussions, program … [Read more...]

US: AP analysis: COVID prolonged foster care stays for thousands Associated Press - June 08, 2021 The AP's analysis found at least 8,700 fewer reunifications during the early months of the pandemic compared with the March-to-December period the year before -- a decrease of 16%. Adoptions, too, … [Read more...]

US: A New Plan to Help Foster Youth Achieve Independence (Press release) Gen Justice and the Foundation for Research on Equal Opportunity (FREOPP). - June 08, 2021 Imagine leaving home on your 18th birthday with no family or safety net. What would you do when the rent is due, the fridge is bare or … [Read more...]

US: Submission for OMB Review; Evaluation of Project Connect (New Collection) (Press release) US Administration for Children and Families - June 08, 2021 The Administration for Children and Families (ACF) at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is proposing a new information … [Read more...]