ProPublica
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N.Y. Gov. Kathy Hochul is expected to sign a bill that bans anonymous complaints to the state child abuse hotline. The law would still maintain the confidentiality of callers.

The change comes in the wake of a 2023 ProPublica investigation that showed how the hotline had been weaponized by people endlessly calling in baseless allegations against exes or rivals.
https://www.propublica.org/article/new-york-bans-anonymous-child-welfare-reports?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post

#News#NewYork#Abuse#Law#Family#Children
The Japan Times
@thejapantimes@mastodon.social  ·  activity timestamp 2 hours ago

Around 53% of Japanese LGBTQ+ youth said they have considered suicide within the past year while one in five have attempted it, according to a recent survey, highlighting the need for more reliable support for them. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/06/24/japan/japan-lgbtq-youth-survey/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #lgbtq #surveys #children #rebit #education #schools
The Japan Times
@thejapantimes@mastodon.social  ·  activity timestamp yesterday

In Fukushima Prefecture's rural regions, more and more medical facilities have stopped handling childbirths, leaving municipalities worried about an acceleration of population decline. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/06/23/japan/society/fukushima-childbirth-facilities-decrease/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #society #pregnancy #hospitals #children #rurallife #depopulation #fukushima
The Japan Times
@thejapantimes@mastodon.social  ·  activity timestamp yesterday

At 16, Yoshimitsu Zukeyama was selected for a suicide squad tasked with crawling under American tanks and detonating explosives during World War II. "I knew then I’d be making my parents cry,” he recalled. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/06/23/japan/battle-of-okinawa-boy-soldier/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #wwii #battleofokinawa #children
Mitex Leo
@ml@mitexleo.one  ·  activity timestamp 3 days ago
The video depicts a medical procedure being performed on a baby lying on a medical table covered with a blue surgical drape. The baby is wearing a white diaper and has a blood pressure cuff on its left arm, indicating monitoring of vital signs. The baby's right leg is exposed, showing a significant wound with exposed tissue, suggesting a recent surgical intervention or treatment. A medical professional, identifiable by their hands and attire, is attending to the baby, providing care and support. The professional is seen holding the baby's hand and adjusting the blood pressure cuff, indicating a focus on the baby's well-being. The environment is clinical, with medical equipment and supplies visible in the background, including a blood pressure monitor and various medical instruments. The video captures the ongoing medical care and attention given to the baby, highlighting the professional's actions and the baby's condition. The text overlay "[@]mahmoud_jehad.25" is visible throughout the video, likely indicating the source or creator of the video.
The video depicts a medical procedure being performed on a baby lying on a medical table covered with a blue surgical drape. The baby is wearing a white diaper and has a blood pressure cuff on its left arm, indicating monitoring of vital signs. The baby's right leg is exposed, showing a significant wound with exposed tissue, suggesting a recent surgical intervention or treatment. A medical professional, identifiable by their hands and attire, is attending to the baby, providing care and support. The professional is seen holding the baby's hand and adjusting the blood pressure cuff, indicating a focus on the baby's well-being. The environment is clinical, with medical equipment and supplies visible in the background, including a blood pressure monitor and various medical instruments. The video captures the ongoing medical care and attention given to the baby, highlighting the professional's actions and the baby's condition. The text overlay "[@]mahmoud_jehad.25" is visible throughout the video, likely indicating the source or creator of the video.
Tama Leaver
@tama@aoir.social  ·  activity timestamp 3 weeks ago

Pleased to release our ARC Centre of Excellence for the Digital Child report "Children & Generative Artificial Intelligence (GenAI) in Australia: The Big Challenges", led by Suzanne Srdarov & myself.

The world of #AI is complicated and continually changing, with particular issues that impact on #children & young people more than others. Our report highlights issues we believe AI companies, policy makers, educators and anyone thinking about AI and kids, should consider.

https://digitalchild.org.au/artificialintelligence/
William Lindsey :toad:
@wdlindsy@toad.social  ·  activity timestamp 2 months ago

"Immigration and Customs Enforcement (Ice) officials are seeking out unaccompanied immigrant children in operations nationwide with a view to deporting them or pursuing criminal cases against them or adult sponsors sheltering them legally in the US, according to sources and an Ice document."

~ José Olivares

#Trump#ICE #immigrants #children #cruelty
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https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/apr/28/ice-unaccompanied-immigrant-children
William Lindsey :toad:
@wdlindsy@toad.social  ·  activity timestamp 2 months ago

"All of this is against the Supreme Court’s ruling that immigrants should be able to challenge their removals in court, of course, and against ICE’s own policies to coordinate for the care of minor children with caretakers. And against human decency. Didn’t human pinworm Stephen Miller just tell everybody the administration was deporting terrorists, rapists and criminals?"

#Trump#ICE #immigrants #children #cruelty
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