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) 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) 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 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) 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 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) 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) 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...]

Canada: 'No more crocodile tears': Residential school survivor demands action from feds (Includes video) Global News - June 03, 2021 Korkmaz said that survivors like herself have known that children's remains were buried across Canada even before 215 bodies were found last week at the site of a … [Read more...]

NY: NYC students in foster care need dedicated office and guaranteed busing, advocates sayChalkbeat New York - June 01, 2021Three dozen advocacy and child welfare organizations are asking Mayor Bill de Blasio to pump $6.5 million into support and services for students in foster care, in time for … [Read more...]