International: Social Sector Accreditor Alliance-COA Makes Five Critical Hires (Requires subscription)
International: Social Sector Accreditor Alliance-COA Makes Five Critical Hires (Requires subscription) Imprint - June 03, 2021 An organization that accredits and helps strengthen organizations in the social sector across the United States and Canada has announced a set of critical new … [Read more...]
Russia: Number of international adoption cases decreases amid pandemic – Russian Supreme Court
Russia: Number of international adoption cases decreases amid pandemic - Russian Supreme Court RAPSI - June 06, 2021 The COVID-19 pandemic has had a significant impact on the judicial practice in cases of international adoption: the number of such cases has significantly decreased, and already … [Read more...]
South Africa: Parents urged to play active role in children’s lives
South Africa: Parents urged to play active role in children's lives South African Government News Agency - June 04, 2021 The Department of Social Development has called on all parents to play an active role in the lives of their children. The call comes as the country observes the National Child … [Read more...]
NY: State Legislature acts to combat child marriages, wage theft (May require subscription)
NY: State Legislature acts to combat child marriages, wage theft (May require subscription) Newsday - June 03, 2021 The State Legislature raised the legal age for marriage to 18 years old to combat coerced child weddings, acted to continue to regulate commercial fishing off Long Island and … [Read more...]
PA: Commissioner: Child welfare workers ‘bullied and traumatized’ in Bucks County courts (Includes video)
PA: Commissioner: Child welfare workers 'bullied and traumatized' in Bucks County courts (Includes video) Bucks County Courier Times - June 03, 2021 County Commissioner Chairwoman Diane Ellis-Marseglia blasted the Bucks County family courts Wednesday, saying the atmosphere during hearings for some … [Read more...]
US: Bipartisan CHILD Care Act offered by Meijer
US: Bipartisan CHILD Care Act offered by Meijer Ripon Advance News Service - June 03, 2021 Bipartisan legislation offered on May 28 by U.S. Rep. Peter Meijer (R-MI) would end a federally permitted tax deduction for business meals and appropriate the estimated $5 billion in savings to support … [Read more...]
US: CPS says child neglect is the top cause of death in most investigations (Includes video)
US: CPS says child neglect is the top cause of death in most investigations (Includes video) Click2Houston - June 03, 2021 The disappearance and presumed death of a 6-year-old Houston boy is the latest in an upward trend of child death cases across the state of Texas. The Texas Department of … [Read more...]
US: Plaintiffs, Lawmakers Seek Quick Decision on Sexual Orientation Data Collection
US: Plaintiffs, Lawmakers Seek Quick Decision on Sexual Orientation Data Collection Imprint - June 03, 2021 Tribes and advocacy groups are asking a federal judge to immediately order the federal government to once again begin collecting voluntarily disclosed data about sexual orientation so that … [Read more...]
US: The Baby Brokers: Inside America’s Murky Private-Adoption Industry (Commentary) (Includes video)
US: The Baby Brokers: Inside America's Murky Private-Adoption Industry (Commentary) (Includes video) Time Magazine & Newsy - June 03, 2021 Problems with private domestic adoption appear to be widespread. Interviews with dozens of current and former adoption professionals, birth parents, … [Read more...]
Australia: NSW government faces legal action for ‘turning a blind eye’ to alleged child sex abuse on Aboriginal reserve (Includes video)
Australia: NSW government faces legal action for 'turning a blind eye' to alleged child sex abuse on Aboriginal reserve (Includes video) Australian Broadcasting Corporation - June 03, 2021 The abuse allegedly occurred on a reserve where Lois lived with her large, extended family in northern New … [Read more...]