Archives for May 2017

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: NY: Orange County declares May National Foster Parent Month (Press release) Orange County Government, Office of County Executive Steven M. Neuhaus - May 09, 2017 According to Steve Brescia, Chairman of the Legislature, Foster Parent Month provides an … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: Canada: Data can aid 'broken' child-protection system Phys.org - May 11, 2017 Jane Kovarikova doesn't mince words when it comes to how she feels about the child-protection system in Ontario and the fate of youth who have transitioned from or simply … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: US: A closer look at littlest victims of schoolhouse assaults Associated Press - May 01, 2017 Student-on-student sexual assaults rise significantly during middle-school years, an Associated Press analysis of federal crime data found. But even as … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: US: Stopping the opioid crisis in the womb (Includes video) CNN - May 05, 2017 The maintenance clinic then referred her to the University of Tennessee Medical Center. Jessica first visited a doctor at the hospital's prenatal clinic in December and … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: US: Renewed Family First Push Discussed for Summer Chronicle of Social Change - May 11, 2017 Youth Services Insider has learned that Senate Finance staff held a conference late last week with child welfare advocates to discuss a possible … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: US: Bill requiring Olympic sports organizations to report sex abuse allegations advances Orange County Register - May 11, 2017 The Senate Judiciary Committee on Thursday to approved a bill that would require Olympic sports organizations to … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: PA: Abuse experts warn Blair County parents about marketing children to predators (Includes video) WJAC TV - May 11, 2017 She said people in Pennsylvania do no realize how prevalent human trafficking is in the state. She said traffickers take … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: NY: Shineman Foundation Awards Child Advocacy Center $250,000 Grant Oswego Daily News - May 11, 2017 The grant serves as the kickoff to the CAC's capital campaign to fund its new location in Fulton. Predicated by the increase in cases of physical and … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: CT: Opioid crisis puts pressure on Connecticut's child welfare system News Times - May 06, 2017 As the opioid crisis worsens in Connecticut, state agencies are coping not just with growing demand for treatment programs but also with added pressure on … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: Canada: Indigenous families fight to get children in care back to their families Regina Leader-Post - May 15, 2017 Bunnie attended a workshop to learn more about how to get children out of care and back at home. The workshop, called Invest in Family, … [Read more...]