➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: India: Child adoption: relevant & contextual policy required Morung Express - March 26, 2017 Taking care of one's own child and an adopted child are two completely different matters. As tragic as this attitude may be, it has come to fore with … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: China: Adoption law needs reform (Opinion) China.org.cn - March 25, 2017 Helping every child born in China survive and grow up healthily is a common wish of all Chinese people. However, the current adoption law which contains a number of problems has … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: Canada: Government tells human rights tribunal that is has complied with ruling to stop discriminating against First Nation children (Includes video) APTN National News - March 24, 2017 The federal government told the Canadian Human Rights Tribunal … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: US: Protect Homeschooled Children from Maltreatment (Opinion) Chronicle of Social Change - March 23, 2017 About 1.8 million children, or 3.4 percent of the school-aged population, were homeschooled in America in 2012, the most recent year for which … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: US: Kids Who Suffer Hunger In First Years Lag Behind Their Peers In School National Public Radio - March 23, 2017 When infants and young kids grow up in homes without enough to eat, they're more likely to perform poorly in kindergarten, a study … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: US: How Robots Could Help Police Interview Kids Involved In Child Abuse Cases Romper - March 23, 2017 Children can be very susceptible to suggestion and often struggle to understand that they aren't in trouble themselves, according to resources from … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: US: Families Fear Federal Budget Cuts Could Make It Harder To Adopt Children (Includes video) KSTP - March 24, 2017 Specifically, they point to the adoption tax credit, which Republican lawmakers have said is on the chopping block. Introduced in the … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: US: AAP issues policy statement on children in kinship care 2 Minute Medicine - March 27, 2017 There is growing evidence that children unable to live with their biological parents fare better when living with extended family rather than nonrelated … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: NY: Proposal Could Reduce Homelessness Statewide (Includes audio) Public News Service - March 27, 2017 Advocates for the homeless are supporting a proposal called the Home Stability Support program, which they say could drastically reduce and prevent … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: DE: The frontline of child abuse in Delaware Delaware Online - March 24, 2017 To make real progress, those in the trenches call for statewide action - more funding for organizations working directly with abused children; increased recognition of … [Read more...]