➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: PA: Social services commissioner: More people working Leader-Herald - February 09, 2017 In other statistical data provided by DSS, most of the caseloads were down. Fulton County's foster caseload decreased by about 18 percent, from 45 cases in 2015 … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: CT: Attorney General seeks to dismiss claim by New London parents against DCF Day - February 09, 2017 The state Office of the Attorney General has filed a motion to dismiss a claim brought by the parents of a New London toddler who suffered broken … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: US: New Federal Rule Aims to Bolster Child Support Program National Conference of State Legislatures - February 10, 2017 A new federal rule intends to increase the effectiveness of the child support program for all families and provide for more … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: PA: Social services commissioner: More people working Leader-Herald - February 09, 2017 In other statistical data provided by DSS, most of the caseloads were down. Fulton County's foster caseload decreased by about 18 percent, from 45 cases in 2015 … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: CT: Attorney General seeks to dismiss claim by New London parents against DCF Day - February 09, 2017 The state Office of the Attorney General has filed a motion to dismiss a claim brought by the parents of a New London toddler who suffered broken … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: US: What's behind the three-year rise in federal child abuse numbers? Deseret News - February 06, 2017 The Child Maltreatment 2015 report by the Administration on Children, Youth and Families noted 683,000 victims of child maltreatment or 9.2 victims … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: US: Independent Adoption Center Collapse was Abrupt, But Not Without Warning Signs Chronicle of Social Change - February 06, 2017 Independent Adoption Center, IAC, served birth parents and adoptive parents in eight states, so families around the … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: US: HHS Has Taken Steps to Support States' Oversight of Psychotropic Medications, but Additional Assistance Could Further Collaboration U.S. Government Accountability Office - February 06, 2017 State child welfare and Medicaid officials in seven … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: US: Commentary: Don't exempt religious groups from nondiscrimination rules Philadelphia Inquirer - February 06, 2017 To carve out a religious exemption based on beliefs opens a barn door for government-sanctioned discrimination. Our Constitution … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: PA: Audit finds staffing shortages, casework overload for Dauphin County CYS Penn Live - February 06, 2017 The Dauphin County Social Services for Children and Youth struggled with serious staffing shortages and increased caseloads leading up to the … [Read more...]