Actor calls for transparency in how cases are handled, appeals to government officials Actor Sarah Khan demanded urgent action for child safety and called on the government to enforce existing punishments for child sexual abuse, saying she was “ashamed” of the world children were growing up in. In a series of stories shared on her Instagram,...Read More

Andrew Lester told police he was “scared to death” when he saw a Black teenager at his front door. That fear drove the 84-year-old to shoot the teenager, Ralph Yarl, who had rang Lester’s doorbell by mistake. Lester’s fear represents a deep-seated negative perception of Black children, experts told NBC News, which has endured for...Read More

What’s the problem? Another dangerous trend is spreading on social media: this time, teenagers are cutting the corners of their mouths to widen their smiles. The “Joker smile” is the latest teen “fashion” on TikTok. Most teens imitate it with makeup, filters, or video editing tools to increase their views and likes. However, some have...Read More

CHARLOTTE — Mecklenburg County officials have unveiled a plan to address what state investigators called “systemic” problems within the county’s social services department following the death of 6-year-old Dominique Moody. The state Department of Health and Human Services ordered the county to develop a corrective action plan in May after a review of child welfare...Read More

Content warning: this investigation addresses sensitive topics related to the sexualization and sexual abuse of minors. Unawareness, social pressure and the search for validation: these are the factors that make children more vulnerable on TikTok, the social media platform where they spend the most time A girl uploads a video to TikTok saying she is...Read More

European lawmakers have called on the European Commission to force Meta to implement the same child safety measures on its platforms in Europe that the tech giant recently agreed to introduce in parts of the United States. A letter signed by 52 members of the European Parliament (MEPs) and seen by AFP on Thursday urges...Read More

Published Texas appellate opinion documents 4Kids4Families permanency specialist Angela Bass evaluating another mother’s alcohol use, treatment, honesty and mental-emotional issues while Bass’s own family-court litigation contains disputed evidence involving psychiatric diagnoses, medication, alcohol and treatment compliance SMITH COUNTY, TEXAS — A Texas father is calling for an independent review of evidence presented in his Smith...Read More

ShareShare Article via FacebookShare Article via TwitterShare Article via LinkedInShare Article via Email Meta has agreed to pay up to $17 billion and make sweeping changes to Instagram and Facebook as part of a landmark settlement with nearly every U.S. state. The deal introduces new protections for teens, but implementing those safeguards, particularly determining users’...Read More

TikTok backed out of a congressional committee’s “public roundtable” set for this month over concerns it would be asked about child safety practices, the chair of the committee said. After negotiating “in good faith” to bring TikTok’s chief security officer before the House Select Committee on China to answer questions about Chinese government access to...Read More

Friends, as most of you know, I get to spend an hour each week with a group of young people going through addiction recovery.  Yes.  Young people.  I’m talking teenagers who are locked away for at least six months as they learn to overcome their addictions.  I’m always humbled and honored to get this time...Read More