The likely cause of the increasing number of child brides seen in the Palestinian territory is the displacement, poverty, and collapse of social, legal, health, and protection systems.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — A new bipartisan bill in the Ohio Senate would prohibit marriage for anyone under the age of 18, with no ...

The United Nations (UN) warned Thursday that children in Palestine are facing a mounting mental health emergency amid escalating violence, displacement, and loss, with over one million children in ...

In 2018, Kentucky was a vanguard in the fight to end child marriages, becoming one of the first states to enact legislation limiting marriages for those under 18. But in the eight years since the law ...

Deeply rooted in customs and fuelled by poverty, forced and child marriage practices continue to push millions of children ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Stephanie Lowry, survivor of child marriage, speaks during a press conference at the Ohio Statehouse. (Photo by Morgan Trau, WEWS.

Collaboration between researchers and religious leaders led to a cut in the likelihood of early marriage by 80%.

Texas lawmakers are debating a bill that would close a loophole that allows certain teenagers to marry before they are 18. (Kaylee Greenlee For The Texas Tribune, Kaylee Greenlee For The Texas Tribune ...

Missouri will stop seizing foster children's Social Security benefits to cover foster care costs. The new law also bans marriage for anyone under 18 and voids non-disclosure agreements in child sex ...

Bipartisan legislation introduced in the state Senate may bring an end to child marriage in Missouri. A law passed in 2018 raised the minimum age for marrying from 15 to 16 and prohibited anyone over ...

A 21-year-old woman in Jodhpur secures annulment of her child marriage conducted at age 12. The family court highlights the ...

LUFKIN, Texas (THE TEXAS TRIBUNE) - Child marriages in Texas could end this year, as state lawmakers debate a proposal that would close a loophole from a 2017 law that allows certain 16- and ...