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2023 Children’s Rights Benefit Honorees Inspired Us with Their Words and Actions

Evening Highlights Photo: David Handschuh Photo: David Handschuh Photo: David Handschuh Photo: David Handschuh Photo: David Handschuh Photo: David Handschuh Photo: David…

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L.A. County fails to place older foster kids, leaving them homeless, lawsuit alleges

Los Angeles County is condemning older foster youth to long, destabilizing stints of homelessness and couch-surfing by failing to provide them with…

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Read, Listen, Watch: A List of Recommendations for Advocates & Allies Who Care About Kids

Are you looking for a meaningful summer read or an informative but entertaining film or podcast? Here are some titles that inspire and inform our…

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A Fact: Our Child Welfare System Punishes Poverty, Hurts Children, and Destroys Families

The system looks at a Black poor woman and sees someone who is going to fail at parenting. The reality is that…

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Is Child Welfare an Accurate Name for a System That Hurts Kids?

MYTH: The child welfare system takes good care of kids. FACT: Every day, children in government custody face mistreatment and neglect, including…

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We Must Demand Recognition and Protection of the Sanctity of Black Families

On May 31, Children’s Rights, JMACforFamilies, and the ACLU welcomed over 200 people from…

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‘Deluged’ Child Welfare Systems Struggle to Protect Kids Amid Calls for Reform

NPR

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UN Report Details Rampant US Human Rights Violations at Home and Abroad

Truthout

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Seen, Heard, and Represented

The Imprint Weekly Podcast

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The Case for Child Welfare Abolition

In These Times

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New York Lawmakers Weigh Calls To Overhaul Mandated Reporting of Child Maltreatment

The Imprint

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Children’s Rights Report Urges UN Human Rights Committee to Hold U.S. Accountable for Illegal and Unnecessary Families Separations

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Family Separation is an Urgent Human & Civil Rights Issue

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What About the Kids? Help End Our Nation’s Indifference to Children’s Human Rights.

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Children’s Rights Commends New York State Legislature For Passing The Preserving Family Bonds Act

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Opinion: Keeping Families Together is Best: June is National Family Preservation Month and Child Removals Should be Minimized

Daily News

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We Must Demand Recognition and Protection of the Sanctity of Black Families

Shereen A. White

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Children’s Rights Joins Advocacy Organizations in the Call for Miranda Rights for Families in New York

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Five Tips for Litigating the Harms of Congregate and Institutional Placements

American Bar Association

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Letters to Mandated Reporters

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Take A Deeper Look

Mariah

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Mandated Supporter, not Mandated Reporter

Alexandria Ware

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How Connecticut’s Foster Care System Is Setting a New Standard

Today Show

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Racial Discrimination in Child Welfare Is a Human Rights Violation—Let’s Talk About It That Way

American Bar Association

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