➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: PA: Child abuse probes handled by the book, CYS head says Sharon Herald - April 09, 2017 Had the caseworkers been unable to see the child - or if that caller had looked the other way - the case might have ended very differently, county officials … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: NY: $10 million in funding for investigating child abuse announced Watertown Daily Time - April 10, 2017 Early this week, the state announced $10 million in funding for eligible organizations committed to investigating and responding to cases of … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: US: Turner Reintroduces Foster Care Housing Bill (Press release) Congressman Michael Turner - April 10, 2017 Aging out of foster care should not mean aging into homelessness. The Fostering Stable Housing Opportunities Act will remove obstacles … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: US: iFoster Announces Employer Tax Bill for Foster Youth PR Web - April 10, 2017 The Improved Employment Outcomes For Foster Youth Act H.R.2060 amends the Internal Revenue Code to include transition age foster youth as categorically eligible for … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: PA: Richard Wexler: Child welfare's double standards at heart of Grace Packer tragedy Morning Call - April 08, 2017 Yet there has been no outcry about the state doing too little to keep families together, no demand that the state curb the needless … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: PA: Protecting our children: Sandusky case changed everything CNHI News Service - April 08, 2017 More than two dozen child protection bills created in response to the Jerry Sandusky sex abuse scandal have created more work for caseworkers, but no … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: PA: Allegheny County DHS using algorithm to assist in child welfare screening Pittsburgh Post-Gazette - April 09, 2017 Of the thousands of calls to the state's and Allegheny County's child protection hotlines, alleging potential child neglect, call … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: India: In a first, welfare officials stop underage wedding Times of India - April 11, 2017 Members of the Child Welfare Committee, along with a team from the woman and child helpline, prevented a child marriage in the periphery of Chandigarh. The … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: US: How The Heroin Crisis Is Straining Foster Care Huffington Post - April 11, 2017 With the increase in children being placed into foster care, the foster care system is struggling to keep up. With roughly 450,000 children in foster care across the … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: US: Can the child welfare system handle trans children? Part Two Windy City Times - April 11, 2017 From the conversations, which her parents' groups have shared with those in Illinois, Martha told Windy City Times that she knows of two cases of … [Read more...]