➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: US: DEA warns police of accidental OD risks Associated Press - June 06, 2017 In Ohio, an officer overdosed in a police station after using his bare hand to brush off a trace of white powder left from a drug scene. Even police dogs whose job it is to … [Read more...]
Archives for June 2017
US: Abbey’s Purple Winged Angels Foundation is Launching Soon (Press release)
➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: US: Abbey's Purple Winged Angels Foundation is Launching Soon (Press release) PRWeb - June 07, 2017 Foster children are among the highest groups at risk for poor or negative self-images. Yet, foster families have not received the training or been … [Read more...]
NJ: Family asks court to reinstate $102M ruling in abuse case
➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: NJ: Family asks court to reinstate $102M ruling in abuse case Associated Press - June 06, 2017 The grandparents of a boy who was severely beaten by his father as an infant are asking the New Jersey Supreme Court to reinstate a $102 million judgment … [Read more...]
United Kingdom: Extend Staying Put foster care initiative to age 25, urges charity
➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: United Kingdom: Extend Staying Put foster care initiative to age 25, urges charity Children & Young People Now - June 07, 2017 Under the Staying Put policy, which was made law through the Children and Families Act 2014, councils have a duty to … [Read more...]
United Kingdom: Failings by child protection services are uncovered after baby’s death
➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: United Kingdom: Failings by child protection services are uncovered after baby's death BBC News - June 08, 2017 The baby, identified only as Child A, died in hospital in March 2015 after being found in a home strewn with dirty nappies and drug … [Read more...]
Swaziland: Kinship System and Social Work Practice (Opinion)
➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: Swaziland: Kinship System and Social Work Practice (Opinion) Times of Swaziland - June 06, 2017 Do we have enough knowledge on kinship values and relations to families and their members? Standing to be corrected of course, I believe there are hidden … [Read more...]
Canada: Province Puts Forensic Labs Under the Microscope
➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: Canada: Province Puts Forensic Labs Under the Microscope Toronto Star - May 30, 2017 The Motherisk scandal, which was revealed by a Star investigation in late 2014, has cast doubt over thousands of child protection proceedings across Canada that … [Read more...]
US: Amid Cuts to Youth Services, Trump Includes Big Increase to Child Welfare Entitlement
➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: US: Amid Cuts to Youth Services, Trump Includes Big Increase to Child Welfare Entitlement Chronicle of Social Change - May 26, 2017 President Donald Trump's 2018 budget proposal includes a slate of deep cuts and eliminations of programs aimed at … [Read more...]
US: Why Child Abuse in Military Families May Be Going Unreported
➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: US: Why Child Abuse in Military Families May Be Going Unreported Pew Charitable Trust: Stateline - June 07, 2017 Advocates for children celebrated last year when President Barack Obama signed a law meant to keep military officials from concealing … [Read more...]
US: When Children Must Be Saved from Their Saviors (Opinion)
➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: US: When Children Must Be Saved from Their Saviors (Opinion) Chronicle of Social Change - June 07, 2017 Back when cases involving missing children - many of them runaways from foster care - were making headlines in Washington, D.C., Marie Cohen … [Read more...]