➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: NY: Monroe Co. CPS workers make less compared to other counties (Includes video) (Correction) WHEC TV-10 - February 01, 2017 Monroe County's starting pay came in at the bottom at $34,600. In neighboring Erie County, it's $38,700, $46,000 in Ontario … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: NY: Grandfather of slain child puts up billboards pushing for changes to CPS WROC-TV - February 01, 2017 The grandfather of Brook Stagles, a 3-year-old child who died in November after being beaten, is putting up billboards to raise awareness of … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: NJ: More than 1,000 adoptees receive records Advertiser-News - February 01, 2017 The Christie Administration today announced over the past month, more than 1,000 adult adoptees have received birth records from the New Jersey Department of Health … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: CT: House, Senate reject child welfare agency oversight plan Associated Press - February 01, 2017 Democratic and Republican state lawmakers joined forces Wednesday to overwhelmingly reject an agreement Gov. Dannel P. Malloy argued would have helped … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: United Kingdom: Stricter rules to be introduced for new teachers to enhance child protection Press and Journal - January 28, 2017 In the past, new teachers were allowed to step into the classroom, prior to the city council receiving a PVG [Protecting … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: St. Vincent and the Grenadines: Committee on the Rights of the Child Examines the Report of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines United Nations Office at Geneva - January 27, 2017 Introducing the report, Frederick Stephenson, Minister of National … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: Lithuania: Leaders pledge to adopt amendments on improving child rights protection Xinhua - January 28, 2017 Lithuanian leaders pledged to rapidly adopt law amendments aimed at improving child rights protection services in the wake of a four-year-old … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: Kenya: Historic ruling puts State, adoption groups on the spot Daily Nation - January 29, 2017 A historic court ruling has overturned the adoption of a Kenyan child by foreigners, putting organisations handling vulnerable children on the spot. The … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: Greece: Joint EU-Unicef project to help over 6,000 refugee and migrant children in Greece Wired.gov - January 27, 2017 A new joint action between UNICEF and the European Union will support more than 6,000 refugee and migrant children, including … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: Ghana: Caring for Orphans and Vulnerable Children (OVC) in Ghana; A Critical Review Ghana Star - January 28, 2017 The purpose of this article is to take a retrospective view of the social intervention programs for orphans and vulnerable children in … [Read more...]