Many people think DNA tests always provide clear answers. They are often used to solve crimes, confirm family relationships, ...

Children are already learning at birth, and they develop and learn at a rapid pace in their early years, when the environments, supports, and relationships they experience have profound effects. Their ...

There are more federal tax cuts in the works for people who adopt children. Birth mothers say they also want financial support so they don't have to place their infants up for adoption. Many ...

Fatima Mahamat is handed a birth certificate for her 23-day-old daughter Amina at a UNICEF-supported health facility in N’Djamena, Chad. The child's information was entered on a smart phone using a ...

GENEVA / NEW YORK – A joint report released today by UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, and the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), shows that in many countries women can face discrimination which ...

School readiness not only impacts kids' academic success, but also their long-term economic and health outcomes. Unfortunately, research reveals a concerning gap in school readiness for children with ...

To provide context for the environment in which the professionals who are the focus of this report work, this chapter describes the complex landscape of systems that provide or support services for ...