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- 1Washington revises foster licensing rules after religion and LGBTQ+ lawsuit●Washington revises foster licensing rules after lawsuit on religion and LGBTQ+ children
Washington state has revised its foster care licensing rules following a lawsuit concerning religious beliefs and the placement of LGBTQ+ children. The changes aim to settle the legal dispute over how agencies handle conflicts between providers' religious convictions and protections for LGBTQ+ youth in the foster system.
- 2About 42,000 Japanese children live apart from biological parents●『そしてその 安心できる 関係の なかで人との 関わり方を』 実親と暮らせない子ども“約4万2000人”…資格、子育て経験がなくても受け入れ可能な「里親」の仕組みを解説 https:// news.mynavi.jp/article/202
A Japanese explainer outlines the foster parent system as attention turns to the roughly 42,000 children in Japan who cannot live with their biological parents. The piece notes that people can become foster parents without formal qualifications or prior parenting experience, and frames fostering as a way to build secure relationships that help children learn how to engage with others.