The Conversation

Our child protection system is clearly broken. Is it time to abolish it for a better model?

Michelle Newcomb does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would benefit from this article, and has disclosed no relevant affiliations beyond ...
ERR News

Estonia looking to delegate some child protection functions to other specialists

Estonia's child protection workers are overwhelmed and the state aims to ease the burden by cutting bureaucracy and making ...
The Conversation

First Nations children are still being removed at disproportionate rates. Cultural assumptions about parenting need to change

Jacynta Krakouer is affiliated with the Family Matters campaign run by SNAICC - National Voice for Our Children, the peak body for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children. She has previously ...
International Rescue Committee

New Survey Finds Increases in Child Protection Concerns and Unaccompanied Children in Conflict-Affected Countries

July 21, 2020 — A new survey issued by the International Rescue Committee (IRC) to staff working on the front lines of child protection services within 17 countries impacted by conflict or crisis ...
MinnPost

Minnesota’s child-protection system is inconsistent and underfunded

MinnPost’s reporters work hard to bring you news about what’s happening in MN. Your tax-deductible donation today will show your support of our journalists and keep our stories paywall-free. A ...
Los Angeles Times

Editorial: The old and maddening story about child protection in L.A. County

At first blush, the most recent state audit of the Los Angeles County Department of Children and Family Services seems maddeningly familiar. It cites failures in systems that are meant to ensure that ...
Crux

Dublin archbishop: Abuse must be addressed ‘definitively’, made easier to prosecute

Archbishop Diarmuid Martin of Dublin, in a 2014 file photo. (Credit: Paul Haring/CNS.) Listen LEICESTER, United Kingdom – Saying “the truth will make you free,” the Archbishop of Dublin pointed to his ...
Post-Bulletin

Child support program an example of good government

We live in an era when all publicly funded programs are in question, and the efficiency of government programs is under intense scrutiny. But the Child Support Enforcement Program is an example of ...
Tampa Bay Times

Head of child protection agency fires back at criticism of backlog

Under tough questioning of his agency's child protection efforts, Ed Feaver Wednesday angrily accused lawmakers of trying to deflect attention from their own failure to provide adequate funding. A ...
The Mirror

School bans parents from games because it puts too much pressure on kids

Parents are being banned from cheering on their children at afterschool games by killjoy officials who say it puts kids under pressure. Mums and dads claim they were told by sports bosses the ruling ...
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Rise of 'My Child Is Your Child' movement: South Africans take action against child crime

Across South Africa, a powerful call to action is resonating through neighbourhoods once more: “My child is your child.” This long-held ethos of collective protection is not only returning — it is ...