➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: US: Foster Families Unite (Opinion) Chronicle of Social Change - January 25, 2017 Take note, foster parents. As solitary families, your chances of being heard within the system are likely nonexistent. But if you come together in small groups, you can … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: US: Forced Marriage of Children Happens in America, Too Truth Dig - January 25, 2017 Between 2009 and 2011, at least 3,000 girls and young women from 47 U.S. states were forced into marriage-including many under the age of 18. The data come from a … [Read more...]

➡ 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...]