➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: US: Gymnasts testify before Congress about sex abuse claims (Video) ABC News - March 29, 2017 Former olympians share emotional testimony. Information Gateway resource: Reporting Child Abuse and Neglect: … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: US: Black Women's Roundtable Releases Annual Report NBC News - March 29, 2017 The Black Women's Roundtable, a national civic group, released its fourth annual report today about African-American women in the U.S., providing a "prescriptive agenda" of … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: PA: The lesson of the trial of former Penn State President Graham Spanier: When a child's safety is at stake, always do more (Editorial) Lancaster Online - March 29, 2017 Former Penn State University President Graham Spanier was convicted Friday of … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: PA: Paid parental leave extended to Pitt staff Pitt News - March 30, 2017 The University of Pittsburgh announced the first paid parental leave program for staff on Wednesday, providing four consecutive weeks of paid leave to new mothers and fathers. … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: NY: Parents in Custody Fights Lack Right to See Expert Reports Pro Publica - March 29, 2017 New York State Assembly Bill 1533 does not seem to ask for terribly much: The proposed legislation would grant parents in custody proceedings the legal right … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: US: Star gymnasts testify at Congress about sex-abuse scandal Associated Press - March 28, 2017 Retired star gymnasts testified before Congress on Tuesday that they were sexually abused by a former USA Gymnastics doctor and recommended a bill that … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: US: Protect Homeschooled Children from Child Savers (Opinion) Chronicle of Social Change - March 28, 2017 The singling out of homeschoolers is odd for other reasons as well. The children most at risk of abuse or neglect are the youngest. So the same … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: US: Judge throws out Arizona challenge to Indian Child Welfare Act Navajo-Hopi Observer - March 28, 2017 In an extensive ruling, U.S. District Court Judge Neil Wake said attorneys for the Goldwater Institute had not proven that any of the children … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: CT: Feds: 'Systemic issues' still hamper DCF care for foster kids Connecticut Mirror - March 28, 2017 The Department of Children and Families often places abused or neglected youths in living situations without making a concerted effort to provide … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: International: Vatican reform on sexual abuse has stalled Catholic Culture - March 22, 2017 Three weeks have passed since Marie Collins resigned from the Pontifical Commission for the Protection of Minors (PCPM), complaining that the group's work has … [Read more...]