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Briefing: Mental Health, Substance Misuse and Violence
The National Health Collaborative on Violence & Abuse (NHCVA) presented policy recommendations on mental health and substance-use-related effects of violence at a policy briefing on June 1, 2023. During the previous years, Congress has provided
Audit Recommends Improvements for Unaccompanied Children Program
On May 23, 2023, the Office of the Inspector General (OIG) released an audit of the Office of Refugee Resettlement (ORR), “The Office of Refugee Resettlement Needs To Improve Its Oversight Related to the Placement
Federal Child Support Office Changes its Name
Consistent with the growing efforts to move from enforcement and surveillance across child and family services, the Administration for Children and Families announced on June 2nd, 2023, that the Federal Office of Child Support Enforcement
Women Pay the Price in Child Care Workforce Crisis
On May 31, 2023, the National Women's Law Center published a new fact sheet, "The Child Care and Early Learning Workforce Is Underpaid and Women are Paying the Price." This fact sheet includes data and
Debt Limit Deal Released
News broke on Saturday, May 27, 2023, that President Biden and Speaker McCarthy (R-CA) had reached an agreement on the key provisions of a bill to raise the debt ceiling until after the 2024 election.
Ways and Means Considering Adding CTC to Tax Package
On May 24, 2023, Bloomberg reported that the House Ways and Means Committee is planning to release a tax package after the debt ceiling has been addressed, and Representative Blake Moore (R-UT) said the Child
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