➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: US: Sex trafficking remains major issue in U.S. News-Press - January 16, 2017 Every year, an estimated 2 million children worldwide are exploited in sex trafficking. Also, the number of child victims of labor trafficking is expected to escalate due … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: US: Reducing Health Disparities Among Minority and Underserved Children Research Program Grants Youth Today - January 16, 2017 "This initiative encourages research that targets the reduction of health disparities among children. Investing in early … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: US: Foundation That Supports Foster Kids Reaches Milestone Home Furnishing Business - January 16, 2017 The Ticket to Dream Foundation, a non-profit group founded in 2008 by former mattress retailer Dale Carlsen, recently collected its three-millionth … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: US: Doctors Aren't 'Equipped' To Handle Massive Spike In Heroin Addicted Babies Daily Caller - January 16, 2017 Prescription painkillers are propelling the recent heroin epidemic ravaging the U.S., which is claiming more lives each year at an … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: US: Combatting the Stress of Responding to Critical Incidents Involving Children Huffington Post - January 16, 2017 For many years, I have been working across New York State to support multi-disciplinary team members (MDT) in managing their stress … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: US: Another voice: Children of the opioid epidemic (Opinion) New York Times - January 16, 2017 After declining for several years, the number of children in foster care jumped 8 percent nationally, to 428,000, between fiscal years 2012 and 2015, the … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: PA: Drug abuse epidemic straining Children and Youth system Tribune Democrat - January 15, 2017 "There's definitely an increase in allegations of drug activity," said Michelle Rager, assistant administrator for Cambria County Children and Youth … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: NY: Nassau County Puts Spotlight On Human Trafficking Long Island Weekly - January 13, 2017 One of their main objectives is training stakeholders to be able to better identify signs that a youth in their care has been trafficked. Potential red flags … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: CT: Fewer TANF Dollars Going to Neediest (Includes audio) Public News Service - January 16, 2017 A policy brief by the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities shows that Connecticut spends only 30 percent of its combined federal and state Temporary … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: United Kingdom: 526 potential victims in sex abuse case, 248 clubs impacted Associated Press - January 18, 2017 Police say the number of clubs impacted by British soccer's sprawling child sex abuse scandal has climbed to 248, with 184 suspects and … [Read more...]