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“The Target is Unmistakable”: The Shooting of Gaza’s Children

American doctors who volunteered in Gaza report witnessing a disturbing pattern of children being shot by Israeli snipers. Read full story:

“The Target is Unmistakable”: The Shooting of Gaza’s Children

Over 300 children killed since Israel’s new Gaza offensive, Unicef says

There are more child amputees in Gaza than anywhere else in the world. What can the future hold for…

Israel amends financial support package for guardians of children orphaned in terror attacks

Legal groups helping immigrant children who survived sex trafficking, abuse sue to regain federal…

‘It was a mistake; Alan was on medication’: Man charged in 2007 child molestation case

Children | The Guardian

UNICEF (@unicef) on Threads

Thomas Kettleborough: ‘Vile’ former police inspector caught in child sex sting

Women to continue having babies later in life, ONS projects

Warning council tax and energy bill rises hit single parents hardest

Sussex student’s relief as family survives Myanmar earthquake

Free Barnsley bus passes to get under-18s to school or work

Scotland misses interim child poverty targets

‘Significant’ demand in young people’s care in Jersey

Adoption fund to continue after families ‘left in limbo’

Adolescence made free for schools as Keir Starmer meets creators

Adolesence: Teenager dissects Netflix drama with worried parents

OnlyFans fined over user age-check information failings

Heartbroken parents call out children’s names at earthquake-hit pre-school

Welby tells BBC abuse in Church was ‘overwhelming’

Laura Kuenssberg: For Justin Welby, anonymity may not be his to choose

Justin Welby: Former Archbishop of Canterbury forgives serial abuser John Smyth

Adolescence: ‘Girls weren’t treated like they were human’

Couple arrested after school WhatsApp chat messages say they ‘cannot fathom what happened’

Shorter family court hearings ‘encouraging’, says minister

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Outgunned Maoists recruiting even 9-year-olds as soldiers | India News — The Times of India

‘I stopped counting after three’: the ‘girl sniper’ fighting on the frontline of Myanmar’s civil…

Profile | Almost abducted by African rebels, now he’s one of Australia’s best chefs

Event Wednesday — FIRST THEY KILLED MY FATHER — Keynote with LOUNG UNG

Three children brought back from occupation to Ukraine, one of them stopped speaking after Russian…

World Press Photo apologizes for combining photos of pro-Russian militant, Ukrainian child in…

Tameside Council failing to ‘get a grip’ on struggling child services

South Ribble council to investigate child exploitation risk

Black American Infants, Children Have Persistent Excess Mortality

US decision to end support for Gavi puts millions of children’s lives at risk

Legal services for unaccompanied migrant children still uncertain after judge orders reinstatement

Louisiana voters reject amendment to prosecute more juveniles as adults

Recognizing a Commitment to Youth Justice Reform — University of New Haven

CDF-New York, 90+ Partner Organizations Sign Letter in Support of Youth Justice Innovation Fund …

Study finds children exiting the youth justice system at risk | News at Curtin

Judiciary Committee Hears Testimony On Raising Arrest Age, Changing Handcuff Rules For Children |…

Court asks for review of juvenile justice system — Beverly Press & Park Labrea News

UN racial discrimination complaint about Australia’s youth justice policies | Human Rights Law…

House Passes Bill to Eliminate Court Fees for Youth, Reduce Recidivism

Child labor protections could soon be rolled back in Florida. Why?

Florida may loosen child labour laws to fill gap left by migrants

Florida Considers Loosening Child Labor Laws In Desperate Bid To Fill “Undesirable” Jobs

Trump cuts 69 global programs tackling child labor and human trafficking

Alarm as Florida Republicans move to fill deported workers’ jobs with children: ‘It’s insane…

Decades of progress in reducing child deaths and stillbirths at risk, UN warns

Gaza: UN humanitarians flag impact on children of return to war

CIVILIANS MUST BE SPARED AND CHILDREN PROTECTED

Humanitarian aid cuts could cause more children to die: UN | ABS-CBN News

Preventive Care Access for Forcibly Displaced Children and Youth in Low- and Middle-Income…

UNICEF welcomes govt decision to establish separate children’s courts

Banning smartphone and social media access fails to protect children from digital harm

NSS to UN: end ritual genital cutting of children

THAILAND Thailand bans corporal punishment of minors

How and why parents and teachers are introducing young children to AI

Ban on YOIs for girls must spark wider system reform, say experts — CYP Now

City’s Youth Justice Service praised for ‘strong performance’

Exhibition promises to challenge perception of Youth Justice

Cornerstone VR, Thurrock and Enfield councils to tackle youth knife crime | ETIH Edtech News …

Spending Review 2025: key asks for children and family services — CYP Now

U.S. Department of Education Directs Schools to Comply with Parental Rights Laws

Committee introduces proposed changes to 2024 parental rights law — Idaho Reports

More than half of young people do not know their rights; push for improved education

Deadly hit-and-run in New Mexico brings juvenile justice challenges into focus

No Child Should Be Forced to Fight for Their Safety in Court Alone

Legal groups helping immigrant children who survived sex trafficking, abuse sue to regain federal…

Op-Ed: Washington’s Legal Establishment Can’t Deliver True Justice for Our Kids — The Urbanist

Juvenile Justice Policy and Data Board Report Highlights Rising Arrests and Detentions, Calls for…

Trump administration rolls back restrictions on sharing migrant minor sponsors’ immigration status

I started gambling at 16 and lost £20k by 20 — this is what parents need to know

Fears ‘Lucky Box’ vending machines giving children ‘a taste of gambling’

‘Literally just child gambling’: what kids say about Roblox, lootboxes and money in online games

Study Finds In-Game Spending on Roblox Has Negative Impact on Children

10 Challenges Affecting Children in 2025 — Global Child Forum

Record 4.5m children in poverty in UK as cuts condemned as ‘morally repugnant’

Little League® Teams Up with the Joe Torre Safe At Home Foundation to Spotlight Child Protection…

Case study: Empowering child protection workers through technology

Barr Introduces Bipartisan Resolution Recognizing National Child Abuse Prevention Month

Pope Francis Calls for a Cultural Shift in Child Protection Within the Church — ZENIT — English

Ensuring a child-centred approach to protect and support child victims of human trafficking focus…

Inequities in child protective services contact among First Nations and non-First Nations parents…

Racial bias greatly affects child protection practice, say social workers

Legal Expert in Child Rights to Shape EU Guidance on Pre-Recorded Interviews and Remote Hearings…

MPs demand action to tackle temporary accommodation crisis linked to deaths of 74 children in last…

When enough is enough — Court of Appeal decides against international placement

Police force undertaking “rapid and thorough review” after Hertfordshire couple arrested over…

YouTube Cracks Down on Gambling Content to Protect Kids — Casino.org

How Online Gambling Is Disrupting The Life Of Children Even In Remote Villages

Foreign Aid Funding Cuts Harm the World’s Children | UNICEF USA

Bennet, Murkowski Urge Trump Administration to Reinstate Critical Protections

The Council of Europe promotes the protection of children’s rights in Armenia

UN experts urge immediate action to protect children against trafficking for recruitment and … — ohchr

The King and The Princess Royal meet winners of The Butler Trust Awards 2025

New VR Initiative Targets Youth Knife Crime — Yahoo Finance

Anne presents awards to criminal justice workers — Yahoo News UK

Bezos’ Parents, Gates, Rockefeller, and Other Donors Pledge $2 Billion to Tackle Child Malnutrition

Foreign Aid Funding Cuts Harm the World’s Children | UNICEF USA

UN experts urge immediate action to protect children against trafficking for recruitment and … — ohchr

England’s Homeless Children — Government must tackle crisis in temporary accommodation

HCLG committee report on children in temporary accommodation — LGA response

28th March 2025: 125 Stories worldwide inc 8 video

Children facing housing insecurity less likely to pass GCSEs, research shows

Children of Gaza ‘can’t dream of growing up’ as war threatens them constantly

Gaza’s orphans have lost everything — even the dream of growing up

Social media ban not practical or effective, teens say

UK child poverty numbers reach a record high

Sir Keir Starmer reveals he’s been in touch with ex-England boss about issues raised in Netflix…

Extra 50,000 children could be pushed into poverty over welfare changes, says government assessment

Tameside Council failing to ‘get a grip’ on struggling child services

Man jailed for sex offences against teenage girl in Brighton

Lack of signer halts inquest into deaf TikTok influencer’s death

Sadism, sexual abuse and self-harm: Inside the online gangs where boys compete to be cruel

‘Sadistic’ online gangs of teenage boys targeting children — NCA

Four in five headteachers suffer abuse from pupils’ parents, including physical assaults, spitting…

HHS, DOJ Move to End Sexual Abuse and Harassment of Unaccompanied Alien Children in Shelters…

Supreme Court takes up dispute over Colorado law banning “conversion therapy” for young people

US drops lawsuit against shelter provider alleging sexual abuse of migrant kids

Maryland Should Do Better by Children Accused of Crimes

How Trump, Musk, & DOGE’s Attacks on Federal Workers Hurts All of Us — National Women’s Law Center

Human Rights Council: Significant increase in child victims of trafficking

The rise of underage gambling in the UK

Sir Gareth Southgate: Boys need role models, not gaming and porn

As Israel kills 183 children in Gaza, the UK’s complicity has been exposed yet again

Children’s Advocacy Centers | Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention

Trump administration cuts legal help for migrant children traveling alone

Termination of Unaccompanied Children Programs Strips Vulnerable Kids of Legal Protection and…

Rabb calls on House, Senate to move Juvenile Justice Reform bills

Attorney General Platkin, Youth Justice Commission Release Reports on Recidivism and Outcomes…

Trump administration halts funding for legal aid for migrant children

Evaluability assessment and formative evaluation of Child Rights Mainstreaming

The impact of the armed conflict and occupation on children’s rights in Ukraine (24 February 2022 …

A journey of empowerment: My mission for children’s rights and girls’ dreams

Protecting children today and in the future: Investing in the social service workforce

Children’s experiences with the legal system

Children’s Rights films

Media urged to play role in child rights protection

Childhelp Leaders to Share Innovative Child Protective Strategies at INTERPOL’s 41st Operational…

Meet Tsylavina, a social worker at the heart of child protection

Legislation to enhance child protection advances to next committee

Paris Hilton backs West Virginia bill addressing child protection in institutions

Termination of Unaccompanied Children Programs Strips Vulnerable Kids of Legal Protection and…

Their Kids Said They Were Trans. Then CPS Came Knocking.

Councils backed with over £500m to restore family services

Doncaster Council children’s services see major improvements

New investment secured for children and young people — City of Doncaster Council

Council investing in new children’s homes to take profit out of care

Inquest into Hertfordshire girl’s death will focus on TikTok

Families First Partnership programme

Race, racism and safeguarding children

Trends in official data | CSA Centre

The multi-agency response to child sexual abuse in the family environment

More officers on streets to smoke out illicit tobacco and vapes

Deadly hit-and-run in New Mexico brings juvenile justice challenges into focus

Children’s Advocacy Centers | Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention

Access to Justice Clinic — Youth Justice Division | GW Law | The George Washington University

Deadly hit-and-run in New Mexico brings juvenile justice challenges into focus

What do we know about repeat offending by children & young people? — Russell Webster

Presentation of the Report of the Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Children and…

OHCHR concludes Russia violated Ukraine children’s rights amid Ukraine war

UNICEF hails Bangladesh’s decision to establish separate children’s courts

Why efforts to protect children from early marriage have faltered in the Middle East

Disability: rights and support for families — Evidence Network

UNICEF condemns looting of life-saving supplies for children from Al Bashair hospital in Khartoum…

Statement by UNICEF Executive Director Catherine Russell on the attacks in Gaza

Saving lives, restoring hope

Homepage — Child Rights and Business

Funding shortages risk undermining a ‘watershed moment’ for Syria

UNICEF condemns looting of lifesaving supplies for children in Sudan

Palestinian children remain deprived of the most essential supplies and services — occupied…

UN Warns of Severe Shortages for Children in Gaza, West Bank

Trump administration halts program to track abducted Ukrainian children, lawmakers say

I spoke to children in Gaza this week and here’s what they told me: they just want to live | Shaima…

Nebraska bill would put limits on DHHS making youth pay for their own foster care

Somerset Youth Justice Service ‘requires improvement’

A series that’s got parliament talking and an artist who influenced the civil service — what you…

South Korea accused of ‘mass exporting’ children in overseas adoptions

Couple sentenced to hundreds of years in prison for forcing adopted Black children to work as…

Subcommittee on CMT Holds Hearing on Online Dangers to Children

Couple Who Abused Adopted Children Are Sentenced to Decades in Prison

Children’s Advocacy Centers | Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention

Unaccompanied Children Program Foundational Rule; Update To Accord With Statutory Requirements

Florida debates lifting some child labor laws to fill jobs vacated by undocumented immigrants | CNN…

All work restrictions would be lifted on 16- and 17-year-olds in Florida under new bill

Reclaiming our future: A village fight against child labour

Strengthening child labour due diligence of coffee companies in Uganda

Pope Francis called for an end to child labor, and we must act

Decision concerning the preparations for the Sixth Global Conference on the Elimination of Child…

EU Statement — ILO 353rd GB — Preparations for the Sixth Global Conference on the Elimination of…

New Report reveals young people nearly fives time more likely to be put out of work

‘They get benefits for doing nothing’: The town that sums up Britain’s youth worklessness crisis

Government trade and youth roles for Reading Chancellor

Plans to make phone use safer for children watered down

Section 20 and care proceedings

The Court of Appeal stresses the importance of proportionality in decisions on care orders

Less than a third of councils in England report having enough childcare for at least 75% of children with SEND in their area, charity finds

Rules committee consults on requirement for experts in family law children cases to be regulated

Profit making from children’s care in Wales set to end by 2030 through introduction of Health and Social Care (Wales) Act

Council allowed child protection plan to “drift without substantive action”, Ombudsman finds

Some 1,280 children subject to deprivation of liberty applications in 2024, with order made in almost 90% of cases issued: Ministry of Justice

Pembrokeshire Youth Justice Team praised for ‘genuine care’ — PressReader

Child exploitation survivors speak out at first flagship Nottinghamshire conference — Mansfield Chad

Force hosts first Nottinghamshire Child Exploitation Conference

Children’s Alliance of Kansas to support SOUL Family foster care program with advisory group

The enduring hope of Haiti’s children in the midst of chaos | UNICEF USA

UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador Millie Bobby Brown meets adolescent girls in Brazil and …

Deadly attacks affecting children in Ukraine a tragic reminder that nowhere is safe

Welsh Government to bring parts of Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill into Wales

UN experts urge immediate action to protect children against trafficking for recruitment and … — ohchr

Building on a Culture of Safety in New York City Child Welfare — The Imprint News

Nearly 7100 children in emergency child protection schemes at direct risk of harm due to …

OHCHR concludes Russia violated Ukraine children’s rights amid Ukraine war — Jurist.org

Ukraine: Devastating impact of hostilities on children’s rights | OHCHR

ABA concerned about U.S. government’s cutoff of legal services for unaccompanied children

Trump Administration Aims to Bring Back Detention Centers for Immigrant Kids

Juvenile Justice Update | March 2025 — National Conference of State Legislatures

More than one in 10 young people in York has gambled — The York Press

Supreme Court to take up bans on conversion therapy for LGBTQ+ kids, in Colorado case

22nd March 2025: 113 Stories worldwide inc 3 video

Surgeon dubbed France’s ‘most prolific child abuser’ pleads guilty to abusing 299 patients

Shut vile death video site, families say, as Ofcom gets new powers

Adolescence writer wants ‘radical action not role models’

Duck Bay Hotel apologises for treatment of terminally ill boy

Nigerian crime gangs are targeting young British boys in ‘sextortion’ scams

Gaza: Teen brother and sister among Palestinians killed by Israel in one of war’s deadliest days

Children operated on by now-suspended surgeon ‘are being let down again’, lawyer warns

Poorest children missing more school and further behind after Covid, study says

Adolescence: Netflix drama hailed as ‘flawless’ TV

Guernsey children’s charity seeks volunteer mentors

Paedophile who spent 27 years on the run guilty of dozens of child sexual abuse offences

Sergio Aguiar: Father of Southport victim Alice Aguiar says community is ‘so kind’

Lost boys report: Young men are in crisis due to fatherlessness

Gaza war: UN experts accuse Israel of ‘genocidal acts’ and sexual violence

Protecting children today and in the future: Investing in the social service workforce

Children’s Advocacy Centers | Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention

Hope After Harm: How Child Protection Services Rebuild Lives

The quiet heroes of child protection

Boy, 14, found guilty of taking part in summer Harehills disorder

Children’s Rights Must Be Upheld ‘Even in War’, Says Secretary-General on ‘Prove It Matters’…

Children Have Rights, Children Want Peace. It’s Time To “Prove It Matters” — Office of the Special…

Court says school can usurp parents on child’s name, pronouns. It’s unnatural. | Opinion

Bahrain: Authorities Violate Detained Children’s Rights

Ten years on, there’s still no way to track kids in NC’s child welfare system online

More funding extends Wolverhampton and Walsall child protection pilot scheme

Oklahoma Human Services accused of failing to notify authorities about child abuse, neglect…

THE RECRUITMENT AND USE OF CHILD SOLDIERS IN SUDAN

Israeli Professor Sparks Outrage Over Army’s Role in Killing Palestinian Children

Soldier became teacher, now shows school kids how to be a sniper

Trump admin. cuts funding for program that tracked Ukrainian children abducted by Russia

Young people: what rules around smartphone use should be put in place for children?

Teenagers exposed to ‘horrific’ content online — and this survey reveals the scale of the problem

Judge criticises arm’s length children’s social care company over FOI failures

Section 20 and care proceedings

Court of Appeal to hear appeal by council over whether it owed s.20 Children Act duty to claimant…

Welsh Government to bring parts of Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill into Wales

To Make Guns Less Dangerous, One Group Teaches Young People How to Use Them

Mental Health Must Be Prioritized in Juvenile Justice Systems

Somerset Youth Justice Service ‘requires improvement’

Senate Passes Shink’s Bipartisan Legislation to Ensure Proper Legal Representation for Michigan…

Democrats assail GOP branding of juvenile justice bill as ‘homicide scholarship’

Despite Reducing Youth Crime, a Birmingham Agency Faces Funding Gap

Ventura to address child incarceration under proposed task force

PA House Dems launch CARE Package for juvenile justice reform

Lawmakers want to make it easier for kids to work. Labor advocates say that’s a bad idea.

Child marriage remains legal in the United States as global leaders backtrack on gender equality

105 kids rescued from child labour, begging in 11 months — The Tribune

Project addressing child labour in T&T under way

Poverty, child labour and violence push boys out of school, says Unesco | The Citizen

California’s AB 3234: Child Labor Voluntary Audit Program

Sudan war: Children facing ‘unimaginable suffering’, warns UNICEF chief

Bangladesh: Rohingya children’s acute hunger surges amid funding cuts

Human Rights Council: Significant increase in child victims of trafficking | The United Nations…

UN: Sudan war is world’s worst humanitarian crisis: 30 million need aid, 16 million of them kids

Children facing extreme hunger crisis put at risk by aid cuts as clinics close — World

Evaluability assessment and formative evaluation of Child Rights Mainstreaming

Grigol Robakidze University is holding an international conference on children’s rights and…

Challenges With Ensuring “Best Interests of the Child” In Data Protection

The right to protest for children and young people: Setting an agenda for human rights cities

An important step for the protection of unaccompanied minors in Greece

‘Kids can bypass anything if they’re clever enough!’ How tech experts keep their children safe…

Children in UK as young as 11 targeted by sextortion criminals, data reveals

Child deaths surge amid ‘Gazafication’ of West Bank, report says

Orange County adopts resolution for children of deported parents

Early Educators and Child Care Providers Seek Legal Advice on Immigration

Accounts of child survivors shed light on surge of rape and sexual violence in conflict-torn DRC |…

East Riding Youth Justice Work Highly Praised

Care-experience duty to expand across public sector — CYP Now

I research the dehumanising treatment of young offenders — Netflix’s Adolescence gets it spot on

Young people learn vital skills in course designed to improve relationships with police

Volunteer helping young offenders turn their lives around

Pembrokeshire Youth Justice Team praised for ‘genuine care’

Youth Summit brings young people from across Buckinghamshire together

Youth crime and violence rising in Wales — AberdareOnline

Top executive stole millions meant for injured babies

Child marriage — a violation of human rights

For the first time, UNICEF will collaborate with Youth Ambassadors to promote children’s rights in…

Rural Support (Improvement) (Miscellaneous Amendment) (Scotland) Regulations 2024: child rights and…

Parenthood regulation: MEPs to debate equal rights for all children | 10–03–2025 | News | European…

Written Statement: Raising Awareness of Children’s Rights | GOV.WALES

Children’s rights and best interests are not realised in contentious divorces — Finnish Government

[Vitit Muntarbhorn] Protecting children in the age of AI

Cassidy, Markey, Colleagues Introduce Children, Teen’s Online Privacy Protection Legislation | U.S…

Protecting the Rights of Foster Children through State Legislation & Enforcement

New FTC Final Rule Changes COPPA Obligations for Online Services Collecting Data from Children | JD…

Sens Markey and Cassidy Reintroduce Children and Teen’s Online Privacy Protection Legislation

Syria Child Protection Area of Responsibility (CP AoR) 2024 Annual Report [EN/AR] — Syrian Arab…

Protecting children’s data in a digital world

FTC Adopts Amended Children’s Online Protection Act Rule | JD Supra

The intersection of AI and CSAM: a reflection on the UK’s Online Safety Act — Media@LSE

Children experiencing harm online in the UK remains ‘stubbornly high’

UK Government wants more evidence before banning hitting children

UN Human Rights Council 58: UK Statement on Violence Against Children

South Tyneside Council proposes new plan to tackle child poverty

Council apologises for failures after hundreds of children and parents ‘trapped’

The right to protest for children and young people: Setting an agenda for human rights cities

Surveillance Won’t Resolve Unaddressed Poverty — The Imprint News

Girl Goals: What Has Changed for Girls? Adolescent girls’ rights over 30 Years

TikTok, Reddit and Imgur Face UK Child Data Probe After Twitch and X Forced to Tighten Policies

WV Senate clarifies gender definition bill can’t be used to inspect child’s genitals

Acute child malnutrition in northern Gaza doubles in one month, UNICEF says — Al Jazeera

Syria: Children among the dead amid reports of mass killings and looting

Steps must be taken to eliminate child labour from country — Breaking News — Daily Mirror

From Farms to Factories: The Global Reach of Our Child Labor Crisis | SupplyChainBrain

Juvenile Justice Update | March 2025 — National Conference of State Legislatures

LRA Survivors Decry Land Wrangles and Social Rejection

This is fascism, not child protection — Washington Blade

HC Türk: We must revitalize investment in the rights of all children, everywhere | OHCHR

Special Rapporteur says child rights-based approach and accountability key to combatting …

Conflict, hunger, poverty impede children’s early development: Türk

14th March 2025: 100 new stories worldwide inc 7 video

Connor’s Law — Legalising Cameras in All Care Settings

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Israel accused of ‘genocidal acts’ against Palestinians during Gaza war in United Nations report

Non-verbal teenager who wrote a book with his eyes says he’s ‘voice of the voiceless’

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Patrick Assoumou Eyi: Culprits remain in Gabonese football, union says after sexual abuse ban

Gabon’s predators on the pitch: Inside a paedophile football scandal

Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh being forced to fight for same military accused of genocide against…

Bill to stop children ‘doom scrolling’ to get backing — but only after watering down

Asylum seeking children ‘unprecedented demand’

UK faces youth jobs crisis as number of ‘neets’ rises to almost 1m

The big debate: How to tackle youth employment challenges — CYP Now

New scheme launched to support Mayor’s mission to tackle youth unemployment

Stephen Graham’s new Netflix drama Adolescence

Children Have Rights, Children Want Peace. It’s Time To “Prove It Matters” — Office of the Special…

GRC Assists in Strengthening Child Protection and Accountability in Ukraine Through Expert Training…

Parents should stop children gaming on Roblox if they are worried, says CEO

Greece introduces ‘Kids Wallet’ to urge EU action on child protection

Child Protective Services seeks safe county workspaces as funding needs mount

Superior Court hears appeal on charges being dropped in child protection agency case

Court of Appeal upholds plan for adoption for 18-month-old boy as placement with extended family in…

Family Rights Group calls for strengthening of local kinship offer duty in Children’s Wellbeing and…

Children’s charity hails proposed expansion of corporate parenting responsibilities beyond local…

Placement of children abroad: consultation and consent

Seashells and Millmead family hubs saved from closure in u-turn

Safeguarding reviews silent on Black, Asian and Mixed Heritage children

Local areas failing to address racism in child safeguarding | LocalGov

Press Conference — RI Coalition for Children and Families: 3–11–2025

IDF accuses Hamas of ‘cynically’ sending 4-year-old boy to IDF post in Gaza

Right care, right time: Reforming juvenile justice in South Dakota — Pigeon605

Press Release: Civil Rights Organizations Call on Georgia Lawmakers to Reject Senate Bill 120

Government no longer places girls in Young Offender Institutions | Ministry of Justice

Sens. Josh Hawley and Cory Booker reintroduce bipartisan child labor bill

New US Labor Secretary, Congress Should Act on Child Labor

First Session of the National Commission for the Gradual and Progressive Eradication of Child…

YEMEN Alert over child labour in Yemen: Child drivers against poverty

Ancient Fingerprints Uncover 4,500-Year-Old Child Labour in Early Urban Society

Bipartisan Effort Seeks to Protect Workers and Crack Down on Child Labor Violations

Are Family Vloggers Really Leaving California to Avoid Paying Their Kids?

Conference dwells on child labour — The Tribune

PIP benefits: ‘Worrying’ number of teens lose payments at age 16

Brandon Miller: Man jailed after being caught with indecent images of children

Staying and delivering for children

Israeli forces issue administrative detention order against youngest Palestinian child (14) on record

Israeli forces issue administrative detention order against youngest Palestinian child on record

Light of Passage review: ‘brings October 7 victims to mind’ — The Jewish Chronicle

UN draft report on children in conflict zones raises eyebrows with framing of Israelis

DR Congo crisis leaves mothers with newborns fleeing to Burundi

Syria: More than 180 children killed or injured by explosive remnants of war in three months as…

From Ukraine to Afghanistan: Children with severe disabilities, fleeing domestic violence, left to…

‘My child would use anything as a weapon’: the parents who live in fear of their offspring

Media Statement — Acting Children’s Guardian appointed

Trump asks Congress to criminalize “sex changes on children” and for a “Golden Dome” defense shield

OCA finds failures of DCF, probate courts, in child sex abuse case

Surgeon’s Chilling Confession to Molesting Scores of Children: ‘I Carried Out Sexual Assaults on…

A step forward for girls in custody: Reflecting on the review

Haringey Youth Justice Service earns ‘Good’ rating

Government partners with young people to help develop new national youth strategy

High Court judge says children who crossed Channel in boat can be returned to France pending…

Upper Tribunal judge allows appeal by mother in EHCP case over pagination issues, criticises First…

The Centre for Young Lives is One — Centre for Young Lives

‘Bigger than a hate crime’: Prosecutor alleges children forced to participate in transgender man’s…

The Youth Criminal Justice Act: What can journalists publish, and who does it protect?

What baby safe haven laws reveal about reproductive justice

Report: State failed to protect child from a decade of sexual abuse

Rhianan Rudd inquest: MI5 investigation of groomed teen accused of terrorism continued up until her…

UK faces youth jobs crisis as number of ‘neets’ rises to almost 1m

Prevent learning review: Axel Muganwa Rudakubana (accessible)

The intersection of AI and CSAM: a reflection on the UK’s Online Safety Act — Media@LSE

TikTok and Reddit under UK investigation for mishandling children’s personal data

MMGuardian Advances Collaboration with Project Anchor to Combat Youth Suicide — Silicon UK

MMGuardian Advances Collaboration with Project Anchor to Combat Youth Suicide

National Children’s Commissioner welcomes Senate Inquiry report calls for child justice reform

“Impressive progress” made at ‘Requires improvement’ Westmorland and Furness Youth …

Kenya Orders TikTok to Remove Child Exploitative Content — Nile Post

Rights of women, children, PWDs central to sustainable societies — EU — Vanguard News

Life as an Adolescent Girl — Then and Now | UNICEF USA

Gaza Ceasefire Must Remain in Place: Children Need Humanitarian Aid Now — unicef usa

Girl Goals: 30 Years of Uneven Progress for Adolescent Girls | UNICEF USA

27 per cent surge in number of children admitted for severe acute malnutrition treatment in …

Texas lawmakers scold juvenile justice department over scathing DOJ report

New resources for front-line justice practitioners — Russell Webster

Juvenile Justice 2024 Year-End Brief — National Conference of State Legislatures

After doctors accuse Israel of shooting Gazan kids, experts see need for a second opinion

Ben-Gurion University reinstates lecturer who called IDF soldiers ‘baby murderers’

While Oklahoma lawmakers fight over food dye, 1 in 4 of the children they serve go hungry

Our words shape the way our children see themselves, their abilities, and the world around …

PARA-SOCIAL WORKERS BRIDGE CHILD PROTECTION SERVICES IN THE COMMUNITY

Support Don’t Report, Urge Bills Focused on Struggling Families — The Imprint News

Staying Connected When Parenting Gets Hard — The Imprint News

Special Rapporteur says child rights-based approach and accountability key to combatting …

UK Youth Parliament annual session 2025

Two-thirds of voters want young Britons to be able to live and work in Europe, poll shows

Young people’s life chances are on the line — Youth Guarantee must now deliver change

6th March 2025: 76 new stories worlwide inc 3 video

Doctors back total ban on smacking children in England

Gaza: Desperately ill children arrive in Jordan for specialist medical care

Authorities’ involvement with family — which sparked Leeds riot — ‘was never about discrimination’…

‘Loophole’ in law on messaging apps leaves children vulnerable to sexual abuse, says NSPCC

Verity — UN: Sudan Facing Sexual Assault of Children Amid Armed Conflict

Rhianan Rudd: Girl, 16, ‘thriving’ in children’s home before death

Gaza war: Injured Palestinian boy takes first steps in Jordan

Sudan civil war: One-year-olds among those raped, UN says

Men convicted of regularly raping teenage girls in Rotherham called them ‘fresh meat’

TikTok profiting from sexual livestreams in Kenya involving children, BBC told

Joël Le Scouarnec trial: His name was in a child abuse diary — now his family listen to ‘vile’…

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