Archives for August 2016

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: PA: Attorney General ties Jerry Sandusky cover-up prosecution to Catholic church sex-abuse case PennLive - August 24, 2016 State prosecutors are asking a trial judge to proceed with child endangerment charges against three former Penn State … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: Russia: Controversy Erupts In Russia Over Report On Female Genital Mutilation National Public Radio - August 23, 2016 Asked to comment, Mufti Ismail Berdiev - a Muslim religious leader from the area - told a Moscow radio station, "Moscow Says," that … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: Australia: Save The Children Ex-Employee Leaks Details About Refugee Abuse On Nauru (Audio) National Public Radio - August 24, 2016 Steve Inskeep talks with Viktoria Vibhakar, formerly of Save the Children Australia, about why she disclosed documents … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: US: Why Do We Judge Parents For Putting Kids At Perceived - But Unreal - Risk? (Opinion) National Public Radio - August 22, 2016 Many parents who grew up playing outdoors with friends, walking alone to the park or to school, and enjoying other … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: US: Why are there so many queer and trans kids in the criminal justice system? Fusion - August 23, 2016 Contrary to the common refrain of "it gets better," a new report finds that the unique challenges facing LGBTQ and gender-nonconforming youth … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: US: Parental child abduction: Indian case-load second largest in US Zee News - August 23, 2016 New Delhi: The number of cases of inter-country parental child abduction related to Indians in the US is the second highest next only to Mexico, a senior … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: US: Corporal Punishment Use Found in Schools in 21 States Education Week - August 23, 2016 Federal civil rights data show students experienced corporal punishment in 21 states and more than 4,000 schools nationwide during the 2013-14 school year. … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: Senegal: Authorities sweeping child beggars off streets The Phuket News - August 21, 2016 In recent weeks, packs of shoeless boys and girls have been coaxed off the streets of the Senegalese capital Dakar where they have spent their childhoods, … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: US: In Immigration Court, Children Must Serve as Their Own Lawyers New York Times - August 20, 2016 After a long, scary trek through three countries to escape the gang violence in El Salvador, a 15-year-old boy found himself scared again a few months … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: US: Former foster kids tell Congress what policies they needed News OK - August 20, 2016 Each year, a dozen former foster youths serve Congressional internships as part of the Foster Youth Internship Program. While in Washington, D.C., they research … [Read more...]