➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway United Kingdom: Number of lone children seeking asylum doubles Daily Mail - September 28, 2017 The number of lone asylum-seeking children in the care of councils in England has more than doubled in three years. Official statistics show local authorities … [Read more...]
Archives for September 2017
Norway: Adolescents who have experienced terror attacks suffer from sleep disturbance
➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway Norway: Adolescents who have experienced terror attacks suffer from sleep disturbance Medical Xpress - September 27, 2017 Adolescents who have experienced terror attacks suffer from sleep disturbance for years after the event. Researchers believe there … [Read more...]
Canada: OPSEU releases video on the “Sixties Scoop” (Press release)
➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway Canada: OPSEU releases video on the "Sixties Scoop" (Press release) Ontario Public Service Employees Union (OPSEU) - September 27, 2017 A video that documents the "Sixties Scoop" - the practice of taking the children of Indigenous parents from their … [Read more...]
Australia: Aboriginal Parents Feel “An Overwhelming Sense Of Powerlessness” In Struggles With Child Protection System
➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway Australia: Aboriginal Parents Feel "An Overwhelming Sense Of Powerlessness" In Struggles With Child Protection System BuzzFeed - September 28, 2017 It was "the difficult circumstances experienced by Aboriginal families that keep parents from actualising … [Read more...]
US: Immigration Officials Taking New Steps to Discourage Smuggling of Children
➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway US: Immigration Officials Taking New Steps to Discourage Smuggling of Children New York Times - September 24, 2017 The Trump administration is stepping up its pursuit of parents who paid to have their children illegally brought into the United States, … [Read more...]
US: US Ends Central American Minors Program for Child Refugees
➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway US: US Ends Central American Minors Program for Child Refugees teleSUR English - September 27, 2017 The United States will also set the overall refugee cap for the year at 45,000, a ceiling that keeps admissions to their lowest level in over a decade. … [Read more...]
US: Survey of Adoption Attitudes Reveals Surprising Trend (Press release)
➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway US: Survey of Adoption Attitudes Reveals Surprising Trend (Press release) Dave Thomas Foundation for Adoption - September 27, 2017 Every five years the Dave Thomas Foundation for Adoption measures the attitudes of Americans and their feelings and … [Read more...]
US: Human trafficking on the dark web and beyond (Includes video)
➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway US: Human trafficking on the dark web and beyond (Includes video) FOX 5 NEWS - September 27, 2017 Human trafficking experts are sounding the alarm about people being for sale. Waters said that people are enticed into trafficking through false promises. … [Read more...]
US: For foster parents of disabled children, money stays tight
➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway US: For foster parents of disabled children, money stays tight Philadelphia Tribune - September 27, 2017 Like most parents trying to make ends meet, Vivian Shine-King needs to get creative sometimes. When she has to take her four children to doctor's … [Read more...]
US: Editorial: As Repeal Push Progressed, Foster Youth Became More Exposed to Medicaid Changes
➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway US: Editorial: As Repeal Push Progressed, Foster Youth Became More Exposed to Medicaid Changes Chronicle of Social Change - September 27, 2017 The push to replace or reform the Affordable Care Act appears to be stalled for the moment, as Republicans … [Read more...]
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