➡ 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...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: NY: A staggering number of NYC public school kids are homeless New York Post - April 25, 2017 The number of homeless kids enrolled in city schools last year rose by 15 percent from 2013-2014, according to an analysis by the city's Independent Budget … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: Vietnam: Recording 1,000 child sexual abuse cases each year Vietnam.net - April 14, 2017 More than 1,000 cases of sexual abuse against children occur in Vietnam each year and in the first quarter of 2017, 33 cases were reported, heard a forum in … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: US: Separate mothers and children: How a Trump threat deterred illegal migrants (Includes video) Reuters - April 13, 2017 President Donald Trump has won the first major battle in his war on illegal immigration, and he did it without building his … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: US: American Parents Are Adopting Fewer Children From Abroad Associated Press - April 13, 2017 The number of foreign children adopted by U.S. parents dropped almost 5 percent last year, continuing a steady decline that's now extended for 12 years, … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: US: The Other Missing Children: Those Fleeing Abusive and Neglectful Homes Chronicle of Social Change - April 14, 2017 Federal data suggests that nationwide over 20 percent of the youths who run away or are thrown out of their homes reported being … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: US: CDC study: Half-million U.S. women, girls at risk for genital mutilation Macomb Daily - April 14, 2017 The 2012 study estimates 513,000 females under age 18 are at risk for female genital mutilation, an increase more than four times that of a … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: US: Partnership to help foster youth attend, complete college University Business - April 16, 2017 FosterClub, a national network for foster youth, announced a new partnership today with student success coaching leader InsideTrack to help close … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: US: Adoption Fairness Bill: Bipartisan Legislation for Tribal Special Needs Children Indian Country Today - April 16, 2017 Bill would give parents adopting tribal special needs children an adoption tax credit available to states. Also: A Right-Wing … [Read more...]