➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: US: 18 women sue USA Gymnastics, MSU over sex abuse IndyStar - January 10, 2017 Eighteen women signed onto a civil lawsuit that names USA Gymnastics, a high-profile gymnastics club and Michigan State University, claiming the defendants failed to … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: NY: County Puts Spotlight On Human Trafficking WestburyTimes - January 10, 2017 With the help of a state grant, the county started a campaign in 2014 to raise public awareness of just how real of a problem this issue was. Since then, 253 children in … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: Vatican City: A child abuse scandal is coming for Pope Francis The Week - January 03, 2017 In 2001, the Vatican instituted a massive reform in how it handled the cases of priests who abused children. The power to deal with these cases was taken away … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: United Kingdom: 2017 Is The Year Of The Foster Carer And Here's Why... Huffington Post UK - January 05, 2017 Around 60% of children come into care because of abuse or neglect, therefore, with continuing cuts to the most vulnerable and economic … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: International: Children's life chances are decided by the age of three, report finds Swindon Advertiser - January 04, 2017 The study in question is known as 'The Dunedin Study', based in New Zealand but involving researchers from the US and UK. The … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: Hungary: Gov't to introduce "welfare diagnosis" for low-income families in 2018 Politics.hu - January 04, 2017 The government is planning to monitor the needs of low-income families from next year on to "ensure individually tailored … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: France: France Bans Spanking, Becoming The 52nd Country To Do So, & It's So Important (Opinion) Romper - January 05, 2017 While it might come as a shock to many, the use of physical violence to punish kids is still prevalent in many parts of the … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: Canada: Boys were beaten and humiliated in foster care, judge rules Montreal Gazette - January 04, 2017 A Quebec Court judge came down hard on the province's youth protection agency in a recent ruling, admonishing it for allowing two Drummondville … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: US: Uniting Obama and Trump to save children (Opinion) Washington Times - January 04, 2017 One area where the president and the president-elect should be able to unite [is] protecting children globally against the horrors of institutional life, and … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: US: Simone Biles Opens Up About Her Time in Foster Care - and How She's Helping Kids in Need Now People Magazine - January 04, 2017 "I came from a foster home and went on to achieve everything I've achieved," she says. "I'm just hoping it can inspire … [Read more...]