➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: US: Drug epidemic side effect (Opinion) Daily Independent - January 25, 2017 Of the many negative aspects of the drug-addiction epidemic in this region, the strain on finding adequate foster care for the children who have been removed from their … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: PA: Why the "Foster-Care-at-All-Costs" Crowd Will Never Surrender Their Horror Stories (Opinion) Chronicle of Social Change - January 25, 2017 Grace Packer's story is generating headlines in Pennsylvania. But when it comes to "lessons learned," the … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: NY: New bill would limit child-welfare workers to 15 cases a month New York Post - January 24, 2017 Child-welfare workers would be legally limited to 15 cases a month, while the young kids of drug suspects would have to undergo hair-follicle testing, … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: NY: Mixed Reviews On Cuomo's Budget New York Jewish Week - January 24, 2017 David Rivel, CEO of the Jewish Board of Family and Children's Services, also praised Cuomo's inclusion of $110 million for "raise the age" initiatives, a public policy change … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: NY: Investigating Dysfunction at New York's Child Welfare Agency (Opinion) (Audio) WNYC - January 26, 2017 Propublica reporter Joaquin Sapien joins us to discuss his recent investigation into the powerful family court system in NYC. His article, … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: CT: Committee Rejects Plan To End Child Welfare Agency Oversight WSHU - January 24, 2017 The plan would boost funding for DCF by more than $5 million. Under it, DCF would only need to meet six federal requirements for child care, instead of 22. DCF … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: United Kingdom: Inquiry finds widespread child abuse in Northern Ireland homes Agence France-Presse - January 20, 2017 A four-year inquiry into abuses in care homes in Northern Ireland found widespread mistreatment in its final report on Friday and … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: Russia: Wrong-Headed Move to Decriminalize Domestic Violence (Opinion) Human Rights Watch - January 24, 2017 If hitting an adult is considered assault, should it be permissible to hit children? More and more countries recognize that the answer is … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: Netherlands: Dutch government mulls ban on international child adoption amid trafficking fears Thomson Reuters Foundation - January 23, 2017 The Dutch government is expected to vote on whether to ban international child adoption amid concerns over … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: Ethiopia: UNHCR Ethiopia: Child Protection Factsheet (October 2016) Relief Web - October 31, 2016 Ethiopia is one of the countries selected for the roll-out of the global UNHCR Strategy on the Protection of Children. The National Child Protection … [Read more...]