➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: Australia: Report says 1,100 complaints of child abuse made against Australia's Anglican church Reuters - March 17, 2017 The head of Australia's Anglican Church expressed sorrow and shame after a government report published on Friday said close to … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: US: Who Counts as a "Homeless" Child? It Matters Rooflines - March 17, 2017 The McKinney-Vento act is the only federal legislation designed to improve the lives of homeless people. One of the major things it does is declare that homeless children can … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: US: Study: Many US Community College Students Lack Food, Shelter Voice of America - March 17, 2017 A large number of community college students across the United States faces hunger and homelessness, according to a new study by the University of … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: US: Report Looks for Ways to Better Engage Young Fathers in the Child Welfare System Chronicle of Social Change - March 17, 2017 In the effort to emphasize the importance of paternal parenting, young fathers and those who are involved with the child … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: US: Nations have separated children from parents before. It never ends well (Includes video) (Opinion) Washington Post - March 17, 2017 The Trump administration has already proposed a wall on the U.S.-Mexico border, a ban on travel from six … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: US: As states embrace mandatory reporting to curb child abuse, dissenters voice doubts Center for Health Journalism - March 17, 2017 Legislative good intentions often have unintended consequences. Shortly after the package of new laws went into … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: US: Abuse accelerates puberty in children: Kids who experience sexual abuse develop a year earlier than their non-abused peers Daily Mail - March 17, 2017 Scientists say that young girls who are emotionally and physically abused hit puberty eight to … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: US: What Might Work To Improve Outcomes Of Youth Aging Out of Foster Care (Opinion)(May require registation) Open Minds - March 18, 2017 The "outcomes" for the 24,000 youth in the foster care system that enter adulthood each year don't look good - … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: NY: How to Reform the Failing Child Welfare System WNYC - March 17, 2017 Richard Gelles, former dean and chair of the University of Pennsylvania School of Social Policy and Practice and the author of Out of Harm's Way: Creating an Effective Child … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: Sudan: Concern for homeless children in South Darfur capital Dabanga - March 19, 2017 Officials and civil sources have expressed concern at the growing phenomenon of homelessness in South Darfur, with growing marriages and pregnancies among homeless … [Read more...]