Marriage, Family, & Children

Protecting Victims of Sexual Crimes Under Kayleigh’s Law

The harm caused by sexual assault is not temporary; it is lifelong. The protections for those who have been sexually violated should be lifelong, too. I was just 12 years old when my middle school teacher chose to sexually abuse me over a two-year span. In 2006, that man was charged with eight counts of child sexual abuse crimes and was facing 25 years to life in prison, but ultimately pleaded down to two counts, receiving eight months in jail and two terms of lifetime probation. He was convicted of committing multiple sex crimes against a child.

AFPI Recognizes Sexual Assault Awareness Month

Today kicks off National Crime Victims’ Rights Week, observed April 19-25 as part of National Sexual Assault Awareness Month. This year’s theme, marking the 25th anniversary, is “25 Years Stronger: Looking Back, Moving Forward.”

Reforming Foster Care: A Home for Every Child

In this interview, Hannah speaks with Alex Adams, Assistant Secretary for the Administration for Children and Families at the Department of Health and Human Services, about the urgent work of protecting America’s most vulnerable children and preserving the promise of the American Dream.

The Parent Trap: The Detransition Reality Schools Tried To Hide From Moms And Dads

Gender Dysphoria and the Social Transition Intervention

Over the last decade, mental health practitioners have increasingly diagnosed minors with gender dysphoria, a psychological disorder used to describe a person’s mental distress about their biological sex. Gender dysphoria was once considered to be a very rare psychological disorder. As the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual (DSM) for Mental Disorders IV-TR stated, “only a very small number of children with Gender Identity Disorder [Gender Dysphoria] will continue to meet criteria for Gender Identity Disorder in adolescence or adulthood” (APA, 2000, p. 579). Today, the ideas contained in this diagnosis are used both formally and informally with much greater frequency than at any time in the history of the diagnostic construct (Bachmann et al., 2024; Sun et al., 2023; Horowitz, 2025).