Humanity Archive
Six years ago, in 2010, an appellate court in Tennessee affirmed a family court ruling that had awarded Darryl Sawyer* primary custody of his six-and-a-half-year-old son, Daniel. The court ruled in favor of Sawyer despite evidence presented by his …
The advocates are Charlie Brown. Congress is Lucy. And the football is the reauthorization of the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act (JJDPA). Once again, momentum was established on a bill to update the bill that sets minimum federal standards …
Jim Roberts, CEOVoice of our CEO For a long time, our society has clung to the idea that we are somehow hardwired to be selfish. And while there’s no denying this fact, there is now compelling evidence to prove that …
Image via Ted Eytan On Thursday, December 9th, the largest survey of transgender people ever conducted was published by The National Center for Transgender Equality. The anonymous online survey had nearly 28,000 participants and found transgender people are twice as …
If you’re a veteran and you’re searching for ways to help others, there are a variety of volunteer opportunities right in your own community.
A new report from the Annie E. Casey Foundation looks at ways child welfare agencies can improve foster parent recruitment and retention. In the report, the authors argue that more training and support of foster parents can result in more …
The current Vice President-elect in the United States, Mike Pence, supports the use of conversion therapy for LGBT+ minors.
A Senate bill to reauthorize the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act (JJDPA) will be up for a unanimous consent vote this afternoon. But Youth Services Insider has learned that it is unlikely to pass because of the continued objection to it …
Most of us know about the game phenomenon Cards Against Humanity (CAH), a game which describes itself as a ‘party game for horrible people’. Play is similar to ‘Apples to Apples’. The ‘Judge’ reads a Black card with a sentence …
Tahirih Justice Center recently released a report outlining child marriage laws in each state across the country. The center found that 27 states have no legal minimum age for marriage, meaning that there is no “floor” beneath which a child cannot …
