Rita Swan, who passed away on October 4, 2022, was a giant in establishing children’s civil rights to health and medical care. We at CHILD USA will miss her dearly.
CHILD USA’s Annual GalaSave the Date! Thursday, November 6, 2025 7 pm National Constitution Center Philadelphia, PA Now is the time to get your CHILD USA 2025 Gala sponsorship. Great perks for those who pay by March 1.View our 2023 Gala!View our 2024 Gala!Page through our virtual interactive...
A New Orleans attorney who represents victims of clerical sexual abuse was fined $400,000 by a federal bankruptcy court judge after he alerted a local Catholic high school that a priest who worked there, Paul Hart, sexually abused a teenage student at another institution in the past.
CHILD USA is working every day to ensure that children have a seat at the policy table to ensure their rights are protected. But why is this something we need to fight for? At the founding of our country, only the rights of a select few were included in the protections written by our Founding...
CHILD USA filed this brief supporting the Appellant's appeal to the federal Fifth Circuit. The Appellants argue that the Eastern District of Louisiana erred in granting the Defendants' Motion to Dismiss. CHILD USA argues that Louisiana's Act 322 does not violate Louisiana's Due Process Clause....
A prolific, pioneering writer and documentary filmmaker, Jason Berry’s work to reveal the Catholic Church’s cover-up of widespread sexual abuse has encompassed a good portion of his professional life. As he says, “I have worked at trying to understand the two major stories of my life: New Orleans,...
In 2002, the Boston Globe’s Spotlight team broke a story that would unleash an avalanche of disturbing revelations about the catholic church. For decades, thousands of children had been sexually abused by priests – men in positions of power, prestige, and trust. Catholic leaders often knew about...