➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: PA: Region sees uptick in drug dependent babies Progress - January 15, 2017 Statewide, the total number of neonatal stays related to substance use in 2015 was 2,700 - or 20 per 1,000 neonatal stays. That's up from 6 per 1,000 a decade and a half … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: PA: DHS to start pegging contracts to outcomes (Opinion) Philly.com - January 15, 2017 In 2015, Montanans made more than 35,000 calls to the state Child Abuse Hotline - nearly 100 a day. That led to nearly 9,000 investigations. The number of kids in … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: NY: Raising awareness to end human trafficking Rochester Democrat and Chronicle - January 14, 2017 Many immigrants to this country fall victim to "agents" who keep them isolated, ignorant of their rights, and unable to leave due to threats, beatings … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: NY: One father's fight to remove his name from child abuse register Buffalo News - January 15, 2017 A custody battle was going on, and accusations were flying both ways. But with Mylett creating a steady ruckus, Erie County's department of Child … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: Australia: 14,000 child abuse calls go unanswered -- minister responds Advertiser - January 12, 2017 Susan Close says not all of the phone calls that are swamping the Child Protection Agency are ones the department should be looking at. "Really child … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: US: Unfinished business: Bipartisan help for child victims of the opioid crisis (Opinion) Hill - January 12, 2017 Despite the significant progress on mental health issues in the bipartisan 21st Century Cures Act, Congress did not adequately address … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: US: New Guide for Providing a Trauma-Informed Approach in Human Services (Includes audio) (Press release) Administration for Children & Families, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services - January 12, 2017 We're very pleased to announce that … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: US: National Institute of Justice Releases Video With Sexual Assault Advocate (Press release) PR Newswire - January 12, 2017 The Office of Justice Programs' National Institute of Justice (NIJ) today released A Conversation with Natasha Alexenko, a … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: US: Mental illness: A quiet storm (Press release) NAMI Southwest Ohio - January 12, 2017 Today's youth are exhibiting mental and behavioral health problems in growing numbers, and the system is ill-equipped to deal with the surge. Nationwide … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: PA: Philadelphia Monsignor William Lynn Fights Retrial That He Covered Up Clergy Sexual Abuse (Includes video) NBC Philadelphia - January 12, 2017 Lynn's attorney, Thomas Bergstrom, says there was wrongdoing by prosecutors five years ago. He filed … [Read more...]