News from the month of September regarding child and family well-being from Massachusetts and across the country.
News Across Massachusetts:
- Family defense in the community (Harvard Law Today)
- Mass. child care capacity exceeds pre-pandemic levels (MassLive)
- Financial aid programs for former foster kids highlight system’s needless complexity - Opinion (Boston Globe)
News Across the Country:
- California foster families at risk as 'critical' non-profit agencies face crisis (KABC)
- Thousands of foster kids in California could lose their homes amid insurance crisis (LA Times)
- How is the city handling the mental health of newly arrived migrants? (City & State New York)
- 16 states and DC have active guaranteed basic income programs that give residents cash, no-strings-attached (Business Insider)
- ACF Statement on the Federal Indian Boarding School Initiative Investigative Report Vol. II (ACF Press Release)
- Let's Widen The Lens on Lived Experience (Opinion) (Imprint)
- Florida Was Their Home. Anti-Trans Laws Led Them to Flee (Rolling Stone)
- Researcher examines model to foster just and equitable youth engagement in residential facilities (Health Medicine Network)
- States, hospital systems try less punitive drug testing of pregnant women and newborns (Stateline)
- U.S. House lawmakers pass bipartisan child welfare legislation (NACO)
- Takeaways from Maine watchdog's investigation of child deaths (Commentary) (Maine Monitor)
- HUD Announces More Than $15 Million to Prevent Youth Homelessness (HUD Press Release)
- Parents with disabilities have faced discrimination for years in the US, but new rules will help ensure that child welfare systems treat them more fairly (Commentary) (The Conversation)
- Children in Foster Care With Disabilities Face Significant Challenges (American Academy of Pediatrics)