➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: NY: Erie County Department of Social Services Launches Yearlong Foster Care Initiative with Permanency Summit (Press release) Erie County, NY - April 21, 2017 'Foster care is not meant to be a permanent placement for children,' said Erie County … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: NJ: Dept. of Children and Families Commissioner Proud of Progress (Includess video) NJTV - April 21, 2017 Congratulations from Gov. Chris Christie for the state Department of Children and Families. Placed under a federal court monitor following a … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: NJ: City-run shelter could address homeless hotspots in Newark New Jersey Online - April 23, 2017 The space will be for those often turned away at other shelters, like LGBT residents unwelcome at home, teenagers aging out of foster care or the newly … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: Ireland: Number of homeless children reaches record high Irish Times - April 25, 2017 The numbers of homeless children in Dublin, and nationally, are now at their highest rate since records … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: US: Western States Face Spikes in Drug Use, Foster Care Chronicle of Social Change - April 25, 2017 The terrifying uptick in opiate use and overdoses, and the continued pervasive use of methamphetamines, is largely the province of American adults. … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: US: States Investing the Most and Least in Children (Includes video) 24/7 Wall St - April 25, 2017 Most Americans agree that it is important to provide children with ample opportunities for success, regardless of where they live. To this end, state … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: US: Prevention of abuse, neglect is possible (Opinion) Daily Item - April 25, 2017 Mary Ellen was brought into the courtroom on a stretcher and through the auspices of the SPCA had her day in court. The SPCA made its point in court. Mary Ellen was … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: US: From Denial to Desperation: Misrepresentations on Child Welfare and Race (Opinion) Chronicle of Social Change - April 25, 2017 This is a classic example of what can best be called inference peddling. Cohen wants us to infer that there is now so … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: PA: Bartolotta's postpartum depression bill moves along in state Senate Times - April 25, 2017 State Sen. Camera Bartolotta's effort to have newborns and infants whose mothers are affected by postpartum depression be eligible for early-intervention … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: PA: 'Horrified' Council members call for reforms, cancellation of Wordsworth contracts Philadelphia Inquirer - April 25, 2017 Nine members of Philadelphia City Council on Tuesday called for sweeping reforms in oversight of the city's child welfare … [Read more...]