DIThe Distraction Index

#child welfare

6 events across 5 weeks

1Damage
2Hype
3Noise
15.3Avg Dmg
23.3Avg Hype
WEEK 84Aug 2 – 8
NOISE2026-08-01
Trump Administration Deregulates Head Start Program
Policy Changefederal · broad
Damage
23.1
Hype
22.3
WEEK 82Jul 19 – 25
HYPE2026-07-20
Trump Administration Claims No Child Deaths from USAID Cuts
Policy Changeinternational · broad
Damage
5.5
Hype
28.5
WEEK 68Apr 12 – 18
HYPE2026-04-15
Melania Trump Promotes Foster Care Executive Order on Capitol Hill
Policy Changefederal · narrow
Damage
0.0
Hype
35.5
DMG2026-04-12
ICE Detention and Deportation Operations Without Due Process
Enforcement Actionfederal · broad
Damage
53.7
Hype
42.0
WEEK 17Apr 20 – 26
NOISE2025-04-26
Federal Funding Cuts Impact CASA Services in Rapid City
Resource Reallocationsingle state · narrow
Damage
1.8
Hype
9.1
WEEK 14Mar 30 – Apr 5
NOISE2025-04-05
ICWA Case Before Minnesota Supreme Court
Judicial/Legal Actionsingle state · narrow
Damage
7.9
Hype
2.2