Archives for August 2016

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: US: How Interactive Text Messaging is Enhancing Health and Human Service Outcomes (Press release) Actua - August 17, 2016 How can something as simple as a text message help people change their behavior for the better, or unlock access to new … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: US: Does religious liberty protect child neglect? Patheos - August 17, 2016 The Pew Research Center recently produced a report about little-known exemptions in state laws concerning child abuse and neglect. Report: Most states allow religious … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: US: Child Abuse May Shorten Some Women's Lives HealthDay News - August 17, 2016 Women who suffered physical or emotional abuse as children often die at a younger age than other women, a new study suggests. Researchers found that among nearly 6,300 … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: Russia: "Legal Initiative": in Dagestan, female genital cutting is done with clergy's approval Caucasian Knot - August 15, 2016 Dagestan preserves the practice of traditional girls' genital cuttings (circumcision), performed with the support of the … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: US: Study: Many parents put infants to sleep in dangerous positions (Video) CBS News - August 15, 2016 It's a tragedy that happens 3,500 times a year -- a parent puts an infant to sleep, and the child never wakes up. Most often, the cause is Sudden … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: US: Social Security offers online tools for foster care youths Amarillo Globe News - August 15, 2016 A new policy from the Social Security Administration allows foster youth of all ages with disabilities to apply for Supplemental Security Income … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: PA: Schuylkill adds caseworkers Times News Onlin - August 16, 2016 Schuylkill County's Children and Youth Services Agency now has an additional six caseworkers to help handle an increase in the numbers of families needing … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: PA: Clearfield County Child Advocacy Center opens The Progress - August 17, 2016 The CCAC will provide a multi-disciplinary team approach in a child-friendly, safe and neutral location for law enforcement and child protective services investigators … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: PA: Barletta, Grandparents Raising Grandchildren discuss struggles amid growing opioid crisis (Includes video) Citizens Voice - August 17, 2016 Barletta has been involved in a push for new laws attacking the growing opioid epidemic, including … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: NJ: When NJ's foster kids leave the system, where do they go? New Jersey 101.5 FM Radio - August 17, 2016 Of the 7,138 foster children on New Jersey's books in 2014, the latest year for which data is available, hundreds transitioned out of foster … [Read more...]