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Law
fromAbove the Law
7 hours ago

Lawyer Tells Attorneys For Missing Child That They're 'Gonna Burn In Hell' - Above the Law

A lawyer for Camp Mystic made a controversial remark during a hearing related to a tragic flood that killed 27 people.
#lgbtq
fromPsychology Today
7 hours ago
LGBT

Knowing Themselves Helps LGBTQ+ Teens Thrive

Higher self-esteem in LGBTQ+ teens helps manage anxiety during high school transitions, while openness among cisgender peers improves social well-being.
LGBT
fromLGBTQ Nation
6 days ago

New report shows affirming adults are critical to the success of LGBTQ+ students - LGBTQ Nation

LGBTQ+ students face challenges but find community support, with positive outcomes linked to inclusive policies and supportive educators.
LGBT
fromPsychology Today
7 hours ago

Knowing Themselves Helps LGBTQ+ Teens Thrive

Higher self-esteem in LGBTQ+ teens helps manage anxiety during high school transitions, while openness among cisgender peers improves social well-being.
LGBT
fromLGBTQ Nation
6 days ago

New report shows affirming adults are critical to the success of LGBTQ+ students - LGBTQ Nation

LGBTQ+ students face challenges but find community support, with positive outcomes linked to inclusive policies and supportive educators.
US news
fromwww.npr.org
13 hours ago

Families left reeling after hospitals in blue states drop transgender care for youth

Access to gender-affirming treatment can be limited even in supportive states due to individual hospital policies.
Mental health
fromPsychology Today
9 hours ago

The Harm of Parental Alienation

Parental alienation causes children to reject one parent, leading to devastating long-term effects, especially during high-conflict separations or divorces.
Social justice
fromAdvocate.com
1 day ago

LGBTQ+ youth say prisons and policing fail hate crime victims. Now what?

Communities are urged to adopt non-punitive, community-based solutions to address violence, particularly for marginalized groups like LGBTQ+ individuals.
fromwww.thelocal.se
1 day ago

Swedish government pushes ahead with plan to jail 13-year-old criminals

Justice Minister Gunnar Strommer stated, 'In reality, today's system fails to protect citizens from life-threatening violence, vindicate victims of crime or break destructive patterns that often surround these children.'
UK politics
Privacy professionals
fromwww.theguardian.com
2 days ago

Child victims of online sexual abuse in UK inadequately protected, review finds

Child victims of online sexual abuse face increased risks due to police forces' inability to manage rising cases and inadequate protective measures.
France news
fromThe Local France
1 day ago

France father who kept son in van faces 30 years in jail

A father faces up to 30 years in jail for confining his son in a van for over a year, leading to severe neglect.
NYC parents
fromwww.amny.com
2 days ago

NY's highest court questions whether state's proposed host homes program would be a shadow foster care' system | amNewYork

The Host Homes program faces skepticism due to lack of legal protections for parents and children, raising concerns about oversight and liability.
#sexual-assault
Mental health
fromPsychology Today
4 days ago

Use Sexual Assault Awareness Month to Talk With Your Teen

Sexual assault is never the victim's fault, and alcohol consumption increases the risk of such incidents among teens.
Mental health
fromPsychology Today
4 days ago

Use Sexual Assault Awareness Month to Talk With Your Teen

Sexual assault is never the victim's fault, and alcohol consumption increases the risk of such incidents among teens.
#immigration
Public health
fromThe New Yorker
3 days ago

The Kids in ICE Detention Facing Medical Neglect

Amalia, a toddler detained at Dilley, suffered severe medical neglect, highlighting systemic issues in the treatment of immigrant children.
NYC parents
fromThe New Yorker
4 days ago

The Return of Family Detention

Thousands of immigrant children have faced medical neglect and severe mistreatment under the Trump Administration's immigration enforcement policies.
NYC parents
fromLos Angeles Times
6 days ago

DHS advised immigrant children to self-deport until a California judge stepped in

A federal judge ruled against coercive advisals to unaccompanied immigrant children regarding detention and deportation options.
fromBoston.com
1 week ago
US news

3-year-old immigrant suffered alleged sexual abuse during months in federal custody, family says

NYC parents
fromJezebel
1 week ago

Detained Toddler Allegedly Experienced Months of Sexual Abuse in Federal Custody

A 3-year-old in ORR custody experienced sexual abuse, highlighting failures in the system meant to protect immigrant children.
Public health
fromThe New Yorker
3 days ago

The Kids in ICE Detention Facing Medical Neglect

Amalia, a toddler detained at Dilley, suffered severe medical neglect, highlighting systemic issues in the treatment of immigrant children.
NYC parents
fromThe New Yorker
4 days ago

The Return of Family Detention

Thousands of immigrant children have faced medical neglect and severe mistreatment under the Trump Administration's immigration enforcement policies.
NYC parents
fromLos Angeles Times
6 days ago

DHS advised immigrant children to self-deport until a California judge stepped in

A federal judge ruled against coercive advisals to unaccompanied immigrant children regarding detention and deportation options.
fromBoston.com
1 week ago
US news

3-year-old immigrant suffered alleged sexual abuse during months in federal custody, family says

NYC parents
fromJezebel
1 week ago

Detained Toddler Allegedly Experienced Months of Sexual Abuse in Federal Custody

A 3-year-old in ORR custody experienced sexual abuse, highlighting failures in the system meant to protect immigrant children.
Boston food
fromIndependent
3 days ago

Man assaulted partner in row after she found him watching pornography in same bed as their sleeping son

A man pleaded guilty to assaulting his partner after she discovered him watching pornography in bed with their sleeping child.
London politics
fromwww.bbc.com
2 days ago

How I overcame homelessness to help others

Darren Skeete, a former rough sleeper and addict, now helps others facing similar challenges in west London through a council service.
fromTruthout
5 days ago

Palestinian Child Rights Group Shutters After Israeli Pressure

After 35 years of defending Palestinian children's rights, we are not able to overcome operational challenges resulting from Israel's targeted criminalization of Palestinian human rights organizations.
Non-profit organizations
#social-media
Digital life
fromwww.cbc.ca
5 days ago

Toronto teens, parents, counsellors uncertain possible social media ban will be successful | CBC News

Valentina Poveda emphasizes the importance of social media for youth while acknowledging potential risks and advocating for parental involvement in online safety.
Digital life
fromwww.dw.com
5 days ago

Does age verification for social media help protect kids?

Governments are implementing age limits on social media to protect minors, but experts question the effectiveness of such measures.
Digital life
fromwww.cbc.ca
5 days ago

Toronto teens, parents, counsellors uncertain possible social media ban will be successful | CBC News

Valentina Poveda emphasizes the importance of social media for youth while acknowledging potential risks and advocating for parental involvement in online safety.
Digital life
fromwww.dw.com
5 days ago

Does age verification for social media help protect kids?

Governments are implementing age limits on social media to protect minors, but experts question the effectiveness of such measures.
Online Community Development
fromTruthout
5 days ago

What Do Authoritarians Fear Most? People Who Stick Up for Each Other.

Solidarity among communities is essential for resilience against economic and social pressures exacerbated by conflict and local challenges.
Education
fromPsychology Today
6 days ago

Using Human Kindness as a Shield Against School Violence

Billions are wasted on ineffective security measures for schools instead of investing in mental health resources and social support systems.
Psychology
fromSilicon Canals
5 days ago

There's a generation of people who were taught to apologize for their needs so effectively that as adults they experience wanting something as a form of aggression against whoever might have to provide it - Silicon Canals

Many adults associate expressing needs with guilt, viewing requests as impositions rather than natural interactions.
Parenting
fromSlate Magazine
6 days ago

My Husband Wants to Take Serious Legal Action Against a Neighbor. He's a First Grader.

Addressing a child's wandering requires safety measures and communication rather than immediate legal action.
#el-salvador
Social justice
fromwww.aljazeera.com
1 day ago

El Salvador publishes law allowing life sentences for minors as young as 12

El Salvador allows life imprisonment for minors as young as 12 for severe crimes amid ongoing state of emergency against crime.
Social justice
fromwww.aljazeera.com
1 day ago

El Salvador publishes law allowing life sentences for minors as young as 12

El Salvador allows life imprisonment for minors as young as 12 for severe crimes amid ongoing state of emergency against crime.
#child-sexual-abuse
UK politics
fromwww.independent.co.uk
2 days ago

Online child sexual abuse cases not being properly investigated, review finds

Police forces are failing to investigate online child sexual abuse due to rising demand and insufficient resources.
UK politics
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 month ago

UK government effectively allowed' child sexual abuse, campaigners say

The UK government faces legal action for inconsistently implementing recommendations from a seven-year child sexual abuse inquiry, with 17 of 20 recommendations unimplemented as of July 2025.
fromIndependent
1 month ago
Miscellaneous

'I was only a baby and you took my life away' - family speak out after man who abused his five children and locked them away for days without food jailed for 20 years

fromIndependent
1 month ago
Miscellaneous

Man who sexually abused five of his children and locked them away for days without food is jailed for 20 years

UK politics
fromwww.independent.co.uk
2 days ago

Online child sexual abuse cases not being properly investigated, review finds

Police forces are failing to investigate online child sexual abuse due to rising demand and insufficient resources.
UK politics
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 month ago

UK government effectively allowed' child sexual abuse, campaigners say

The UK government faces legal action for inconsistently implementing recommendations from a seven-year child sexual abuse inquiry, with 17 of 20 recommendations unimplemented as of July 2025.
fromIndependent
1 month ago
Miscellaneous

'I was only a baby and you took my life away' - family speak out after man who abused his five children and locked them away for days without food jailed for 20 years

fromIndependent
1 month ago
Miscellaneous

Man who sexually abused five of his children and locked them away for days without food is jailed for 20 years

UK news
fromwww.independent.co.uk
6 days ago

My girlfriend attacked me with scissors and carved her name into my ribs'

The Independent focuses on critical issues like reproductive rights and domestic abuse, advocating for accessible journalism and legislative changes for young victims.
#child-welfare
EU data protection
fromTNW | Eu
6 days ago

Estonia is the rare EU country opposing bans on children's social media use

Estonia and Belgium declined the Jutland Declaration, emphasizing different concerns about age-based social media restrictions and advocating for digital literacy instead.
UK politics
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 day ago

What are the UK government's plans to regulate social media for under-16s?

Keir Starmer demands social media firms prioritize children's safety and implement stricter regulations to protect them from harmful content.
Social justice
fromwww.aljazeera.com
1 day ago

Legal migrants remain vulnerable to trafficking

Temporary work visa systems can trap migrants in debt, abuse, and fear of deportation, leading to exploitation and human trafficking.
#child-abuse
UK politics
fromwww.bbc.com
2 days ago

Mahmood promises action against 'sham lawyers' abusing asylum system

Home Secretary vows to prosecute 'sham lawyers' exploiting asylum system for fake gay claims.
US news
fromBoston.com
3 days ago

Dorchester man sentenced on child porn, immigration charges after being caught with 2 14-year-old girls

A Guatemalan man was sentenced to 13 years for illegal reentry and possession of child pornography involving minors.
Social justice
fromTruthout
5 days ago

Pennsylvania's Abolitionist Organizers Win Victory Against Mandatory Life Without Parole

Pennsylvania's Supreme Court ruling overturns mandatory life sentences for felony murder, impacting over a thousand individuals, primarily Black.
NYC parents
fromCity Limits
1 week ago

Opinion: Fulfilling New York's Legal and Moral Obligation to Support Children's Behavioral Health

Children in New York's poorest areas face severe mental health care shortages, leading to increased risks of hospitalization and incarceration.
fromAdvocate.com
2 weeks ago

Kids can be subjected to harmful 'conversion therapy,' U.S. Supreme Court rules

The Court held in an 8-1 decision that because conversion therapy often takes the form of talk therapy, Colorado's law amounts to a content-based restriction on speech and cannot survive First Amendment scrutiny.
LGBT
Miami
fromDefector
4 weeks ago

It's Child Week | Defector

Moise Kouame, at 17, became the youngest match winner in Miami Open history, showcasing immense potential in men's tennis.
NYC parents
fromTruthout
1 week ago

Top Palestinian Children's Rights Group Shutters After Being Targeted By Israel

Defense for Children International-Palestine ceased operations due to Israel's attacks and restrictions on human rights organizations, impacting advocacy for Palestinian children's rights.
fromArs Technica
3 weeks ago

As teens await sentencing for nudifying girls, parents aim to sue school

The school knows that they have this deepfake issue, and they all of a sudden add this clause to their enrollment contracts. That to me seems a little disingenuous and unfair, and it doesn't seem like someone's apologizing.
Education
London politics
fromwww.bbc.com
3 weeks ago

Killed by the same abuser: Families demand answers

Family of missing woman Fiona Holm faced police inaction despite concerns about her boyfriend's behavior and previous violence.
Russo-Ukrainian War
fromIrish Independent
4 weeks ago

State still trying to determine age of person accused of murdering Ukrainain teen in Dublin Tusla unit

A Somali national accused of murdering 17-year-old Ukrainian teenager Vadym Davydenko at a Dublin care facility remains of undetermined age pending court proceedings.
fromPadailypost
1 month ago

Environmental volunteer gets a year in jail for trying to meet a minor for sex

Wenzlau will need to give his probation officer with any passwords for electronic devices when they check to ensure he doesn't contact minors. The plea bargain also requires Wenzlau's probation officer to approve anytime Wenzlau wants to use the internet, according to court records. Wenzlau also has to keep his browsing history for at least 4 weeks.
East Bay (California)
#meta
Law
fromThe Verge
3 weeks ago

Meta's reckoning over kids safety is in the hands of two juries

Unfavorable verdicts against Meta could lead to billions in damages and increased legal scrutiny on tech platforms.
Law
fromwww.npr.org
3 weeks ago

New Mexico jury says Meta harms children's mental health and safety, violating state law

Meta was found liable for harming children's mental health and concealing information about child exploitation on its platforms.
Law
fromThe Verge
3 weeks ago

Meta's reckoning over kids safety is in the hands of two juries

Unfavorable verdicts against Meta could lead to billions in damages and increased legal scrutiny on tech platforms.
Public health
fromwww.bbc.com
1 month ago

Parents of teen who died in 2025 call for more government support

A Bournemouth University student died from Meningitis B in October 2025, prompting her parents to urge vaccination awareness and government reconsideration of meningitis vaccination policies.
#child-development
Parenting
Research indicates today's children are more empathetic and less narcissistic than previous generations, contradicting widespread public perception of declining youth mental health and resilience.
fromPsychology Today
2 months ago
Social justice

Talking With Kids About Boycotting and Collective Activism

Teach activism to children as a values-based choice grounded in fairness, empathy, care, and age-appropriate moral reasoning to encourage nonviolent, community-centered action.
Parenting
Research indicates today's children are more empathetic and less narcissistic than previous generations, contradicting widespread public perception of declining youth mental health and resilience.
London politics
fromwww.bbc.com
1 month ago

'Why we want child abuse nursery held accountable'

Parents of children abused at a London nursery criticize Camden Council for refusing to investigate safeguarding failures, citing conflict of interest concerns.
California
fromLos Angeles Times
1 month ago

Dozens of missing, abused and trafficked minors rescued in and around Southern California

Operation Safe Return rescued 37 missing minors aged 14-17 across Southern California, Arizona, and Nevada, with seven arrests made during the four-day law enforcement operation.
Parenting
fromPsychology Today
1 month ago

A Near Impossible Trajectory for the Kid in the Shelter

A child in a shelter recognizes by age ten that parental addiction and mental illness, combined with institutional poverty, create systemic barriers to escaping generational hardship.
Psychology
fromPsychology Today
1 month ago

Empathy and Juvenile Crime

Mirror neurons are specialized brain cells that fire during both performing and observing actions, forming the neurobiological basis of empathy and influencing human behavior and decision-making.
UK news
fromwww.bbc.com
1 month ago

SEND reforms to 'strip away' children's legal protections, charity says

Government SEND reforms risk weakening legal protections for children with disabilities by replacing enforceable EHCPs with less robust Individual Support Plans tied to funding bands rather than individual needs.
Social justice
fromwww.amny.com
4 weeks ago

Poet and children's defense advocate boosts off-ramps' in family court system | amNewYork

Jose Perez, a poet and activist who experienced foster care and incarceration, advocates for community-based programs and mentorship to break the foster care-to-prison pipeline.
NYC parents
fromTruthout
4 weeks ago

ICE Is Deporting Parents Without Letting Them Bring or Find Care for Their Kids

ICE agents frequently fail to follow Trump administration directives requiring accommodation for parents to arrange alternative childcare before detention, forcing parents to leave children in precarious informal care situations.
fromLos Angeles Times
1 month ago

Supreme Court: California parents may be told about their transgender child at school

The parents object that these policies prevent schools from telling them about their children's efforts to engage in gender transitioning at school unless the children consent to parental notification. The parents also take issue with California's requirement that schools use children's preferred names and pronouns regardless of their parents' wishes.
SF parents
fromThe Atlantic
2 months ago

Let Teens Exist in Public

My local Target was the first place I noticed the shift. One day, a few years ago, a sign appeared: red text on white paper announcing that no one under 18 would be allowed in without an adult. Before the poster, every weekday afternoon, clots of teens would move through the arteries of the store, occasionally blocking them. The kids would laugh among themselves, swatch makeup on their arms, peruse the candy offerings.
US politics
#section-43
World news
fromwww.theguardian.com
2 months ago

Invisible' children born in the brothels of Bangladesh finally get birth certificates

Four hundred children born in Daulatdia brothel now have birth certificates, enabling access to education, passports, voting, and other citizen rights.
fromNew York Post
1 month ago

Exclusive | Minor loophole: NYC Council bill could prevent 'young people' who commit crimes from getting arrested

A far-left Brooklyn pol is hoping the third time's a charm with socialist Zohran Mamdani now NYC mayor as she pushes legislation that could give "young people" carte blanche to commit crimes without fear of being arrested. The legislation, reintroduced for a third time on Jan. 29 by Democratic Councilwoman Crystal Hudson, would require that "young people" be "diverted" to "community-based organizations to receive services in lieu of criminal enforcement."
US politics
Public health
fromwww.aljazeera.com
2 months ago

Protecting children is a priority now is the time to prove it

A billion children suffer violence yearly; proven prevention strategies exist but urgent political action and scaled investments are required to meet 2030 targets.
fromenglish.elpais.com
2 months ago

Argentina's Chamber of Deputies lowers the age of criminal responsibility from 16 to 14

Adult crime, adult punishment. That's the logic behind the bill championed by Argentine President Javier Milei to lower the age of criminal responsibility from 16 to 14, which was approved this Thursday in the Chamber of Deputies. The new Juvenile Criminal Code, which received 149 votes in favor and 100 against, was debated for more than eight hours and now goes to the Senate for final approval.
World news
California
fromwww.mercurynews.com
2 months ago

Opinion: Will California lawmakers break their promise to child sexual abuse survivors?

Tax dollars should fund children's education, not attorneys' fees in child sex abuse cases; AB 218 closed a loophole that let schools avoid civil liability.
US politics
fromThe Nation
2 months ago

Childcare Providers Around the Country Are Being Targeted by Vigilante Surveillance

False allegations about Somali-American daycares have sparked harassment, threats, in-person confrontations, and federal actions that harm families and childcare providers.
Digital life
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 month ago

We must protect young people from online harms | Letters

Online platforms expose young people to widespread misogyny and harmful content, requiring comprehensive regulation and design changes rather than age bans alone.
#youth-violence
Law
fromwww.bbc.com
2 months ago

Man faces further child sexual offence charges

Vincent Chan, 45, has been charged with 15 further offences including sexual assault, voyeurism and taking indecent images of children.
US politics
fromwww.theguardian.com
2 months ago

Disheartening': US justice department slashes funding to programs combating child sex trafficking

DOJ funding and training cuts under the Trump administration reduce law enforcement capacity to investigate and prosecute child sexual exploitation, endangering vulnerable children.
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 month ago

Home Office age assessment scheme endangers child refugees and must be scrapped, NGOs say

The board employs more than 50 social workers to conduct the assessments, but some children have said they are out to get them. The report finds that in some cases the process has led to children's deteriorating mental health, including self-harm and suicidal ideation, and that going through a Home Office age assessment is far more severe and traumatic than a comparable experience with a local authority social worker.
UK politics
US news
fromwww.independent.co.uk
1 month ago

Abusive parents set to be placed on new child cruelty register

The UK government plans to establish a register for parents and caregivers convicted of child cruelty, subjecting them to monitoring similar to registered sex offenders, following campaigning by Paula Hudgell whose adopted son suffered severe abuse.
#child-sexual-exploitation
US politics
fromTruthout
2 months ago

Children Are Getting Sick Inside ICE's Massive Family Jail in Texas

Population at Dilley family detention center nearly tripled; children and families face quarantines, severe illnesses, denied medication, and prolonged transfers far from support networks.
fromLGBTQ Nation
1 month ago

High school senior faces 300+ felony charges in "sextortion" case involving over a dozen minors - LGBTQ Nation

At least 14 boys aged 14 to 17 were allegedly lured into Meyers' scheme to send him nude photos and sex videos, which he used to blackmail the minors. Meyers was charged with trafficking in minors, sexual extortion, unlawful contact with a minor, distribution of child sexual abuse material, criminal use of a communication facility, and more following his arrest.
US news
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