If you haven’t already, go to the polls! Here’s a bit of the latest child welfare news to read while you’re in line.
Tomorow the Supreme Court hears argument in the Brackeen v. Haaland case challenging the Indian Child Welfare Act. The New York Times has a good article on the issues.
A South Carolina school principal has been arrested for failing to report child abuse. Details.
There used to be some bad actors involved in international adoptions, like these folks. Fortunately, there have been a lot of reforms over the past decade.
In another “dog bites man” story, a state senator has called on a Governor to fire a child welfare agency director after a child died in state custody.
In more of a “man bites dog” story, during the pandemic the state of Delaware doubled its housing capacity for youth aging out of care!
Here’s an analysis of California’s new Child Online Privacy law.
In Florida, the boards that regulate physicians (MDs and osteopaths) have voted to ban gender-transition medications and surgery for individuals under the age of 18.
This story is an example of the conflicts that arise when the child welfare agency decides to remove children from foster care who have been in the same placement for a long time.
Looks like Iowa is joining the ranks of states creating a “child well-being” agency, but the folks at The Des Moines Register want to charge me to read the article!