28 Sep, 2024 Georgia Childcare Centers Face Insurance Crisis By Debbie Ausburn An excellent investigative article from the Georgia Public Policy Foundation examines a problem that my clients have been talking about...
25 Sep, 2024 High Dosage of ADHD Drugs Linked to Risk of Psychosis By Debbie Ausburn A recent study analyzing health records of more than 4,000 patients found a strong link between high dosages of prescribed amphetamines...
23 Sep, 2024 SC High Court Invalidates School Voucher Program By Debbie Ausburn The South Carolina Supreme Court has decided in a 3-2 opinion that a program allowing parents to use public funds to pay for private...
21 Sep, 2024 Youth Organizations Need Rules for Social Media By Debbie Ausburn One area that we're seeing many youth organizations get caught these days is lack of clear rules about contact between adults and young...
18 Sep, 2024 Another Instance of Predatory Grooming By Debbie Ausburn A story from Nashville illustrates why youth organizations need to have rules against private communications between adults and students....
11 Sep, 2024 Another Abuse Claim Shows Familiar Pattern of Predatory Grooming By Debbie Ausburn A claim of sexual abuse against a Minnesota teacher details a common pattern of predatory grooming. There’s no way to know at this point...
04 Sep, 2024 Object Lesson in Crisis Response By Debbie Ausburn From Texas, we have a report of accusations against a church staff member, and an illustration of a church that did almost everything...
31 Aug, 2024 Courts Continue to Rule Against US DOE By Debbie Ausburn Another federal court, this one in Texas, has ruled that the U.S. Department of Education cannot enforce its most recent Title IX...
28 Aug, 2024 Children Benefit from Nature By Debbie Ausburn A few weeks ago, the Washington Post published an interesting article about the many benefits that children receive from being outdoors. ...
26 Aug, 2024 Mandated Reporters and Disclosures of Historic Abuse By Debbie Ausburn A story from California illustrates a couple of important principles that youth organizations should follow when dealing with disclosures...
24 Aug, 2024 Lawyers May Be Eliciting Inaccurate Testimony from Children By Debbie Ausburn A recent research article looked at how lawyers in court questioned children about timing issues. Prior research has shown that...
21 Aug, 2024 Book Release: Protecting Other People's Children By Debbie Ausburn I am thrilled to announce that my new book, co-written with my colleague Tom Rawlings, is available for pre-order! We believe that...