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Ashley Fetters - The Atlantic,

The US House Oversight Committee has released a new report on child separation at the U.S.-Mexico border that reveals how many children were separated from their parents and families upon entry into the United States and how long those separations lasted, according to this article from the Atlantic.

Adrian Horton and Lauren Aratani - The Guardian,

"The US immigration system is failing to accommodate children and families seeking legal asylum," according to this article from the Guardian.

Harvard FXB Center for Health and Human Rights,

The Child Protection Executive Education Course (CPEEC) offered by the Harvard FXB Center for Health and Human Rights is designed for mid-career professionals who are engaged in the protection of and response to children vulnerable to abuse, violence exploitation and neglect.

Jenny Anderson - Quartz,

This article from Quartz explores the work of "a trail-blazing and controversial group of scientists, pediatricians, and community leaders" trying to address the impacts of early stress and adversity on children's development and identify "ways to detect which infants are experiencing the effects of stress, and which babies are more resilient" in an effort to "help direct very limited resources to the kids who need it most."

UNICEF El Salvador,

UNICEF El Salvador busca un consultor/a nacional con conocimientos y experiencia en las materias penal, de familia y niñez, que pueda liderar la formulación de la propuesta de armonización normativa.

Sarah Gesiriech - Medium,

In this blog post for Medium, Sarah Gesiriech, the U.S. Government Special Advisor on Children in Adversity, shares the U.S. Government's whole-of-government commitment to investing in the development, care, dignity, and safety of the world’s most vulnerable children as laid out in Advancing Protection and Care for Children in Adversity: A U.S. Government Strategy for International Assistance (APCCA). "The best investment a country can make to eliminate extreme poverty, boost economic growth, and promote a peaceful society is to invest in its children. When the family unit is strong, all other goals and outcomes for children are well within reach," says Gesiriech.

Caitlin Dickerson - The Weekly - The New York Times,

This episode of "The Weekly," a tv series from the New York Times, tells the story of a 4 month-old boy who was separated from his father at the US border with Mexico as part of the US "zero tolerance" policy.

UNICEF,

The Statistics Officer, Child Protection and Development will work within the Data Analysis Unit to support the statistical, monitoring and reporting work in the areas of Child Protection, ECD, and Child Disability.

Brielle Morgan, Katie Hyslop, Cherise Seucharan, Tracy Sherlock - The Discourse,

This article from The Discourse presents findings from a collaborative investigation into the child-welfare system of British Columbia (B.C.), Canada conducted by journalists from The Discourse, The Tyee and Star Vancouver in which parents were asked "whether they felt they were getting adequate support — financial and otherwise — before their kids were apprehended by B.C. social workers."

Sara Miller Llana - Christian Science Monitor,

This article from the Christian Science Monitor explores the history of child removals and family separations of Indigenous families in Canada, and what Indigenous communities are doing now to break the cycle.