Archives for August 2016

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: US: Why Are There So Many Women in Jail? The Nation - August 22, 2016 There are 14 times more women in jail in this country today than there were in the 1970s. That's not a typo. Even a few days in jail could trigger a child welfare agency … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: US: We Know Enough to Act: What Research Says (Again) About Effectively Supporting Youth Opinion) Youth Today - August 22, 2016 When Congress reauthorized the Job Training Partnership Act in 1997 (which became the Workforce Investment Act), they … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: US: Judge Blocks Bathroom Rules for Transgender Students (Includes audio) Public News Service - August 23, 2016 A federal judge has issued a temporary injunction blocking the Obama administration's guidelines for public schools to allow transgender … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: PA: State says DHS should trim staff Philadelphia Inquirer - August 23, 2016 The state's head of child welfare has called on the Philadelphia Department of Human Services to reduce staff to further shift resources to private contractors who now … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: NY: Another Voice: Maternal programs can help prevent child abuse (Opinion) Buffalo News - August 23, 2016 It is fairly easy to determine whether or not a new mother is "equipped" for motherhood, based on her own childhood and the resources and … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: United Kingdom: This Exhibit Wants to Break the Silence Around Female Genital Mutilation Take Part - August 21, 2016 It's a procedure that at least 200 million women and girls around the world have endured, but the culture of silence and shame around … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: Russia: Bill drafted by United Russian MP orders up to 10 years prison sentence for female genital mutilation SOTT - August 19, 2016 "Discrimination of women based on religious motives manifested in full or partial amputation of external sex organs … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: Russia: Disgust as religious leaders endorse FGM in Russia Premier - August 20, 2016 A pair of influential religious leaders in Russia have been criticised after promoting Female Genital Mutilation (FGM). The Christian and Muslim leader suggested it … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: Russia: Investigative Committee: 350 children committed suicide this year APA - August 22, 2016 The number of suicides among teenagers in Russia is three times more than the average rate worldwide, Vladimir Markin, special representative of Russia's … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: China: Children living with their parents have more high IQ Levels Albany Daily Star - August 19, 2016 The study of children aged seven to 13 was conducted in China where millions of workers leave their children with relatives in pursuit of better … [Read more...]