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1/8/2024
Adilia Watson
Under a new law in New York, the records of young people who have faced family court for minor misbehavior will be expunged at age 21.
1/4/2024
Adilia Watson and Susanti Sarkar
A New York Assemblymember, former adoptee and co-author of the Preserving Family Bonds Act, has announced her plan to leave office.
12/11/2023
The Preserving Family Bonds Act would have allowed a judge to determine whether biological parents could resume contact with adopted children, and the type of contact that would be permitted.
10/12/2022
Annie Sciacca
Late last year, New York Gov. Kathy Hochul signed a law creating a special council to address child poverty. The council will meet for the first time this week.
8/24/2022
Adilia Watson and Michael Fitzgerald
New York county leaders say there are too few secure detention facilities for teens awaiting trial, but greater capacity could be years away.
8/10/2022
Madison Hunt
A new team of community workers is providing 24-hour psychiatric support to low-income youth in Brooklyn, with plans to expand citywide.
7/5/2022
Alejandra O’Connell-Domenech
New York lawmakers have agreed to add six judges to the Family Court bench along with 14 new Supreme Court justices spread across the state.
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6/30/2022
The nonprofit SNUG helps prevent community violence and promote healing by working directly with young people.
4/26/2022
In New York, activist groups, residents and Gov. Kathy Hochul reacted last week to a video of Syracuse police detaining an 8-year-old boy.
4/14/2022
Megan Conn and Adilia Watson
The recently passed New York state budget did not include funding increases for foster care prevention or Family Court attorneys.