PA: Erie County Office of Children & Youth to hire 29 people to meet new state mandate (Includes video) Erie Times-News - June 04, 2021 New guidance from the Pennsylvania Office of Children & Youth now requires county agencies to give more attention to lower-level cases that might … [Read more...]

PA: Former Philadelphia Family Court Judge Suspended for 'Blatant and Inexcusable' Conduct That Wreaked 'Havoc' on Litigants Law & Crime - June 04, 2021 A Philadelphia Family Court judge was suspended for six months without pay after a state disciplinary tribunal issued an opinion concluding … [Read more...]

PA: Recipients, creators of Penn State scholarship discuss racial disparities in child welfare system (Includes video) Daily Collegian (Penn State) - June 04, 2021 Within the field of child welfare, many report racial disparities and inequities in the system -- a new annual Penn State scholarship … [Read more...]

US: Soaring rhetoric, tepid recommendations: A new report suggests a child welfare establishment group fighting with itself (Opinion) NCCPR Child Welfare Blog - June 07, 2021 After years of ignoring, or impeding, racial justice in child welfare, the group calling itself "Children's Rights" now … [Read more...]

US: Telehealth still handy for behavioral health care services (Commentary) (Requires subscription) Standard-Journal - June 05, 2021 Telehealth, healthcare services provided virtually, has given behavioral healthcare and related services a boost. Also: Telehealth: Delivering Care Safely During … [Read more...]

US: A Role for Philanthropy in Juvenile Justice Reform (Commentary) Pew Charitable Trusts - June 04, 2021 Although they are extreme, these stories illustrate two fundamental problems with many state juvenile systems. Supervision and incarceration are regularly used for youth who have committed … [Read more...]

US: ACF's Fiscal Year 2022 Budget Request (Press release) Administration for Children and Families, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services - June 04, 2021 I am pleased to present the FY 2022 President's Budget request for the Administration for Children and Families (ACF). ACF programs … [Read more...]

Canada: Canadian Indigenous Chief: 'Nobody Can Deny Residential Schools Were The Genocide Of Our People' (Includes audio) KUOW - June 03, 2021 Indigenous Canadians are mourning the loss of 215 children whose remains were found in a mass grave at a former residential school in British Columbia. The … [Read more...]

China: Three Kids? We Can Hardly Afford One Say Chinese Parents (Commentary) (Includes video) Zenger News - June 06, 2021 Hoping to rejuvenate the aging population and arrest the declining birth rate, Chinese President Xi Jinping recently allowed couples to have three children. China's recent … [Read more...]

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...]