➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: Ireland: HIQA reports raise concerns over foster care services News Talk - April 18, 2017 Tusla's Dublin South Central foster care service met only one of 26 standards assessed by the health watchdog. A report, which followed an announced inspection, … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: Costa Rica: Global studies, MAGDJ students study abroad in Costa Rica (Press release) Multnomah University - April 18, 2017 'Roblealto and Casa Viva are two organizations which have transitioned into a more just model of ministry with children at … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: PA: Penn State gets $7.7 million grant to "raise the bar" on child abuse-related research PennLive - April 18, 2017 The National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, an arm of the National Institutes of Health, awarded Penn State a $7.7 … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: NY: State to provide free legal aid to immigrants facing deportation Daily Orange - April 18, 2017 New York state will now offer legal counsel to immigrants facing deportation as part of a $11.5 million expansion to the Liberty Defense Project. The … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: Ireland: Childcare for the homeless scheme will be extended New Irish News - April 18, 2017 A scheme to provide free childcare for under fives living in emergency accommodation is to be expanded. Fifty-two families have been availing of the service … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: India: Workshop against child marriages Hindu - April 19, 2017 Mr. Rajiv explained about the Child Marriage Prohibition Act, 2006 and the consequences if a minor was married. Mr. Prasad said the Girls Advocacy Alliance (GAA) was a programme designed … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: France: Child refugees in northern France facing exploitation and violence on a daily basis, Unicef warns Independent - April 19, 2017 Unaccompanied minors 'threatened by men armed with knives and machetes', according to report, as charities warn … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: Canada: "Let's bring it back to the children," Canadian Human Rights Commission's Annual Report to Parliament Canada Newswire - April 19, 2017 In its newly released 2016 Annual Report to Parliament, Canada's human rights watchdog is shining a light … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: US: USCCB: Child Welfare Provider Inclusion Act would protect religious liberty (Opinion) Catholic Culture - April 20, 2017 Three bishops who chair committees of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops have called for support of the Child … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: US: Student Affairs Officers as Makers of Meaning Inside Higher Ed - April 20, 2017 The student affairs conversation increasingly includes discussion of student hunger and homelessness -- realities that student affairs staffs have been dealing with … [Read more...]