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The Respect for Child Survivors Act Becomes Law!
By Bridget Brainard, Staff Attorney at CHILD USA. Bridget is a Staff Attorney at CHILD...
Winning At All Costs – Is It Worth It?
Elite athletes are at the peak of physical and mental fitness. But that doesn’t mean...
Statutes of Limitation: What They Are and Why They Matter to CHILD USA
At CHILD USA, we fight for the rights of children to be free from child sex abuse (“CSA”) through legal reforms that hold individuals and institutions accountable.
Arthur Baselice Jr.’s Story
Arthur’s words stand out. They pull you to the truth, and – like his demeanor – command attention, instead of demanding it; his words have a simple logic the grief behind them never will. T
One Thing That Governments Must Do to Prevent Child Sex Abuse and Exploitation: To Mark the First World Day for the Prevention of, and Healing from Child Sexual Exploitation, Abuse, and Violence
We are here today on this first World Day for the Prevention of, and Healing from Child Sexual Exploitation, Abuse, and Violence, united by our shared passion to save the world’s children from sex abuse and exploitation.
The United States Must Build on the Decline in Child Poverty and Join the U.N. Convention on the Rights of the Child
Child Trends recently released a study finding that, between 1993 and 2019—a span of only 26 years—the number of children living in poverty in the United States was reduced by more than half (59% to be exact).
Rita Swan: A Giant of Children’s Civil Rights to Health and Medical Care
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 Responds to Bankruptcy Lawyer Fined for Alerting School to Priest’s Past Sexual Misconduct
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.
The History of Children’s Rights
CHILD USA is working every day to ensure that children have a seat at the policy table...