➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: US: Senators Lankford and Gillibrand Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Improve Foster Care and Adoption Standards Nationwide (Press release) Public - March 21, 2017 Senators James Lankford (R-OK) and Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) today introduced the National … [Read more...]
Archives for March 2017
US: In Child Welfare, “White Supremacy” is the Hate that Dare Not Speak its Name (Opinion)
➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: US: In Child Welfare, "White Supremacy" is the Hate that Dare Not Speak its Name (Opinion) Chronicle of Social Change - March 21, 2017 CASA is the program in which minimally trained volunteers, overwhelmingly white and middle-class, are assigned to … [Read more...]
US: ICWA: Goldwater Case Thrown Out of Federal Court
➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: US: ICWA: Goldwater Case Thrown Out of Federal Court Indian Country Today Media Network - March 21, 2017 On March 16, the federal District Court for the District of Arizona dismissed A.D v. Washburn, a class action suit brought by the Goldwater … [Read more...]
United Kingdom: A very British tug of war over Europe’s child refugees
➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: United Kingdom: A very British tug of war over Europe's child refugees openDemocracy - March 09, 2017 Parliament has voted to silence the voices of local communities. Their message of European solidarity and warm welcome for refugees is an anathema … [Read more...]
United Kingdom: Outrage in Britain as unaccompanied migrant children are abandoned
➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: United Kingdom: Outrage in Britain as unaccompanied migrant children are abandoned America, the Jesuit Review - March 10, 2017 Fury was the response among many when the government chose to renege on its commitment to bring in 3,000 refugee children. … [Read more...]
International: UN agency spotlights role of Governments in preventing child exploitation in tourism
➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: International: UN agency spotlights role of Governments in preventing child exploitation in tourism Boston News Net - March 11, 2017 The United Nations-backed meeting on tourism has spotlighted the leading role of Governments in preventing all forms … [Read more...]
Canada: Country to join hands fighting child marriage (Includes video)
➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: Canada: Country to join hands fighting child marriage (Includes video) Star Online - March 13, 2017 The Canadian government has welcomed collaboration with local civil societies to raise awareness against child, early and forced marriages that is … [Read more...]
Canada: CBC Investigates: ‘It’s really a scandal’: Reasons for 53 deaths of at-risk children hidden by secret committee
➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: Canada: CBC Investigates: 'It's really a scandal': Reasons for 53 deaths of at-risk children hidden by secret committee CBC News - March 13, 2017 At least 53 children known to child protection services in New Brunswick have died from unnatural causes … [Read more...]
US: Flourishing From the Start: What Is It and How Can It Be Measured?
➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: US: Flourishing From the Start: What Is It and How Can It Be Measured? Child Trends - March 07, 2017 Substantial evidence indicates that early investments to foster positive child development can reap large and lasting gains. But in order to … [Read more...]
US: Increasing minimum wage would reduce teen pregnancies
➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: US: Increasing minimum wage would reduce teen pregnancies Science Daily - March 08, 2017 A $1 increase in the minimum wage would likely reduce the U.S. adolescent birth rate by about 2 percent, according to new Indiana University research. Study: … [Read more...]
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