➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: US: Child Welfare Ideas from the Experts, #6: Requiring Educational-Vocational Specialists Chronicle of Social Change - August 10, 2016 Require states to designate one educational-vocational specialist (EVS) in each child welfare agency in order to … [Read more...]
Archives for August 2016
NY: Oswego County grappling with lower state, federal funds for foster care (Requires registration)
➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: NY: Oswego County grappling with lower state, federal funds for foster care (Requires registration) Oswego County News - July 30, 2016 A spike in the number of children needing foster care in Oswego County, coupled with a decrease in state and … [Read more...]
NY: ‘Disturbed’ kids at city foster-care center ‘drugged’ at hospital
➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: NY: 'Disturbed' kids at city foster-care center 'drugged' at hospital New York Post - July 31, 2016 Dozens of kids housed in a city-run foster-care center are labeled "emotionally disturbed persons" and hauled next door to Bellevue Hospital, where … [Read more...]
Canada: A ‘Revolution’ in Canada’s Aboriginal Child Welfare System
➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: Canada: A 'Revolution' in Canada's Aboriginal Child Welfare System Chronicle of Social Change - August 02, 2016 Recent legislative action addressing the severely adverse outcomes that First Nations children face in Canada's child welfare system has … [Read more...]
Africa: Pan-African Parliament moves to end female genital mutilation
➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: Africa: Pan-African Parliament moves to end female genital mutilation Herald (Nigeria) - August 02, 2016 The Pan-African Parliament (PAP), the legislative organ of the African Union, on Friday commenced a two-day meeting with United Nations … [Read more...]
US: Huge Increase in Girls Victimized by Genital Mutilation in U.S.
➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: US: Huge Increase in Girls Victimized by Genital Mutilation in U.S. Washington Free Beacon - August 01, 2016 An estimated 513,000 women and girls are at risk or have already been subjected to female genital mutilation in the United States, with the … [Read more...]
US: Child Welfare Ideas from the Experts, #6: Curriculum on Building Personal Connections for Foster Youth, Caregivers
➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: US: Child Welfare Ideas from the Experts, #6: Curriculum on Building Personal Connections for Foster Youth, Caregivers Chronicle of Social Change - August 01, 2016 Congress should seed the development of what Dernier calls Secure Attachment Training … [Read more...]
US: Adoption Agencies Bolstering LGBTQ Families (Opinion)
➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: US: Adoption Agencies Bolstering LGBTQ Families (Opinion) Human Rights Campaign - August 01, 2016 Adoption agencies around the country are stepping up in support of LGBTQ families. With such a large pool of LGBTQ adults that want to be parents, these … [Read more...]
US: Child Welfare Ideas from the Experts, #7: Federal Data Collection, Training Mandates, on LGBTQ Foster Youth
➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: US: Child Welfare Ideas from the Experts, #7: Federal Data Collection, Training Mandates, on LGBTQ Foster Youth Chronicle of Social Change - August 02, 2016 Rivera would have Congress include a new requirement in the collection of state data in the … [Read more...]
NY: Another Voice: Time stands still for foster children in need of a home (Opinion)
➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: NY: Another Voice: Time stands still for foster children in need of a home (Opinion) Buffalo News - July 31, 2016 There are people who are willing to help. Foster families step forward to take these children's problems as their own. Each foster … [Read more...]