In this opinion piece from the Hill, Daniel Heimpel, the publisher of The Chronicle of Social Change, reveals that kinship caregivers in the US "are routinely denied payments and systemically diverted from important resources."

Police in Peru have recently uncovered a child trafficking ring which convinced poor women to hand over their babies and then sold them, according to this article from BBC News.

In this video from BBC News, Vladimir Hernandez visits the capital city of Caracas in Venezuela to investigate the situation of mothers and children who have been impacted by Venezuela's humanitarian crisis. 

Lumos is seeking a Researcher who will be responsible for leading and carrying out a US research agenda.

The Center for the Study of Social Policy (CSSP) is proud to announce the launch of the Youth Thrive™ Survey on October 30, 2018. This instrument is a valid web-based survey that measures the presence, strength, and growth of the Youth Thrive™ Protective and Promotive Factors as proxy indicators of well-being.

"One in five children being raised by extended family members [in the US] — grandparents, aunts, uncles, cousins — live in an immigrant household, more than half a million children, a new report shows," says this article from the Huffington Post. 

This opinion piece from the New York Times presents alternatives to volunteering in, or donating to, orphanages.

The Together for Families Conference is a unique new opportunity to gather various stakeholders from across the U.S. in the Family Support and Strengthening Field.

Co-hosted by the National Family Support Network, the Center for the Study of Social Policy and the Greater Cleveland Family Strengthening Network, this conference will weave together content related to Strengthening Families, the field of Family Support and the Standards of Quality for Family Strengthening and Support.

The government of Trinidad and Tobago has completed its draft National Child Policy, according to this article from Newsday.