➡ 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...]

➡ 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...]

➡ 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...]

➡ 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...]

➡ 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...]

➡ 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...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: US: Why America's Babies Are Suffering Opioid Addictions, Placing More Babies In Foster Care Huffington Post - April 20, 2017 The newborn baby was going through withdrawal from drugs - drugs transmitted by her mother during pregnancy. Known as … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: US: The Trafficking Targets (Opinion) US News & World Report - April 21, 2017 Researchers on Monday released the most comprehensive findings to date on the prevalence of human trafficking among homeless youth in the United States and Canada, … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: US: Child Abuse Deaths Threefold Higher in Poor Communities (Requires free registration) Medscape - April 24, 2017 A national analysis of deaths from child abuse by county has shown what many may have intuitively expected: A higher concentration of … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: PA: Recommendations to End Youth Homelessness (Requires free registration) Legal Intelligencer - April 21, 2017 In the last few years Philadelphia has seen an increase in the numbers of homeless youth. We aren't alone-this increase is happening in … [Read more...]