➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: Guatemala: Fairy godmother or child trafficker? An American woman stands trial in Guatemala. PRI: World - April 26, 2017 A controversial child trafficking trial starts this Thursday for a 64-year-old American woman who throughout the late 1990s and … [Read more...]
Archives for April 2017
Greece: The sexual exploitation of child migrants
➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: Greece: The sexual exploitation of child migrants Harvard Gazette - April 26, 2017 Closed borders, unsafe holding camps, and increasing desperation have created an "emergency within an emergency" concerning child sexual abuse and exploitation among … [Read more...]
Canada: Child and youth advocate calls for better access to mental health care in remote communities
➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: Canada: Child and youth advocate calls for better access to mental health care in remote communities CBC News - April 25, 2017 Saskatchewan's child and youth advocate is calling on the province to address a number of recommendations he says are … [Read more...]
US: How Trans Youth Are at Risk in Child Welfare, Juvenile Justice Systems
➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: US: How Trans Youth Are at Risk in Child Welfare, Juvenile Justice Systems Chronicle of Social Change - April 26, 2017 Lydia's experience is not an anomaly, according to a new study about gender nonconforming youth in state custody, released Monday … [Read more...]
India: Juvenile Justice System for effective legal assistance to children
➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: India: Juvenile Justice System for effective legal assistance to children Morung Express - April 27, 2017 With an aim to ensure effective legal assistance to children who comes in conflict with law or are in need of care and protection, Dimapur … [Read more...]
US: Grandparents, Other Relatives and Advocates to Rally on Lawn of U.S. Capitol (Press release)
➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: US: Grandparents, Other Relatives and Advocates to Rally on Lawn of U.S. Capitol (Press release) Children's Defense Fund - April 27, 2017 On May 10, 2017 relative caregivers, children and advocates from around the country will join members of … [Read more...]
US: Cardinal Health: CN opioid suit will test reach of tribal court
➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: US: Cardinal Health: CN opioid suit will test reach of tribal court 4-Traders - April 27, 2017 There are questions now that a lawsuit has been filed by the Cherokee Nation in tribal court, accusing six drug distributors and pharmacies of failing to … [Read more...]
CT: No charges over sexual misconduct claims at boarding school
➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: CT: No charges over sexual misconduct claims at boarding school Associated Press - April 27, 2017 Police in Connecticut say former faculty and staff members accused of sexual misconduct at the prestigious Choate Rosemary Hall boarding school can't be … [Read more...]
United Arab Emirates: Campaign raises awareness of impact of child abuse
➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: United Arab Emirates: Campaign raises awareness of impact of child abuse Gulf News - April 23, 2017 An ongoing campaign by the Dubai Foundation for Women and Children (DFWAC) in April is conveying a strong message about child abuse and the impact it … [Read more...]
Canada: CAS backs down. Strike/lockout is over
➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: Canada: CAS backs down. Strike/lockout is over Bay Today - April 21, 2017 The end has come for a four month lockout at the Nipissing and Parry Sound Children's Aid Society. According to a CUPE news release, "strong solidarity and enormous political … [Read more...]
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