THE CHILDREN’S MONITOR
Supporting the Rights of LGBTQ+ Youth in Care
A publication released by the Child Welfare Information Gateway in 2023 provides a legal overview of the rights and supports available to youth in foster care who identify as LGBTQIA2S+ (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, questioning,
Solving the Child Care Crisis: Senate Hearing
On May 31, 2023, the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee held a hearing focused on the stabilization funds for early childhood care centers that were initially disbursed as part of the American
Briefing: Mental Health, Substance Misuse and Violence
The National Health Collaborative on Violence & Abuse (NHCVA) presented policy recommendations on mental health and substance-use-related effects of violence at a policy briefing on June 1, 2023. During the previous years, Congress has provided
Audit Recommends Improvements for Unaccompanied Children Program
On May 23, 2023, the Office of the Inspector General (OIG) released an audit of the Office of Refugee Resettlement (ORR), “The Office of Refugee Resettlement Needs To Improve Its Oversight Related to the Placement
Federal Child Support Office Changes its Name
Consistent with the growing efforts to move from enforcement and surveillance across child and family services, the Administration for Children and Families announced on June 2nd, 2023, that the Federal Office of Child Support Enforcement
Women Pay the Price in Child Care Workforce Crisis
On May 31, 2023, the National Women's Law Center published a new fact sheet, "The Child Care and Early Learning Workforce Is Underpaid and Women are Paying the Price." This fact sheet includes data and
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