Americas

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Eleanor Goldberg -- Huffington Post,

According to this report from The Huffington Post, children already at risk for human trafficking face greater risk due to the Hurricane Matthew.

American Professional Society on the Abuse of Children,

The American Professional Society on the Abuse of Children (APSAC) is now recruiting for the position of Executive Director.

Nadine Ajaka - The Atlantic,

The Atlantic reviews the challenges children face in the rural Kentucky.

Megan Reuther - WHOtv.com,

This story from WHOtv.com features Ruth and Buckel, a couple from Story City, Iowa who adopted 19 teenagers over the course of their relationship.

Kelsey Gibbs - IllinoisHomepage.net,

This news article from IllinoisHomepage.net highlights the recent report released by the Illinois State Auditor, which reports that children who are supposed to be in foster care are spending too much time in psychiatric and other detention facilities.  The report can be downloaded here from the BCN Site.

Carol Emig - The Huffington Post,

In this opinion article from Huffington Post, Carol Emig states that there are millions of refugee children around the world who need protection.  She cites Moving Beyond Trauma: Child Migrants and Refugees in the U.S., which states that more than a 127,000 children will enter into the U.S. by the end of 2016. 

Orrin G. Hatch, Ron Wyden, Kevin Brady and Sander M. Levin - The Washington Post,

This opinion piece from the Washington Post discusses how working to keep children with their families is a better option 

Nicola Skinner - The Guardian,

This article discusses how children's immersion in social media and video games causes them to be bored with reality.  This leads them to be less cooperative, which leads to parents becoming more angry.

Tara Bahrampour - Washington Post,

In this article from the Washington Post, people share stories of how they found out they were not U.S. citizens after being adopted by American parents.

UNICEF Canada - KSLA News,

This news report states that nearly half a million refugee and migrant children are in the hands of smugglers.