➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: Czech Republic: Bishops raise questions about government's preference for foster care Catholic Culture - January 09, 2017 The Czech bishops' justice and peace commission recently raised concerns about a government proposal that would limit the … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: US: Their View: Abused children often become victims of human trafficking Freeport Journal Standard - January 06, 2017 While the hidden nature of human trafficking reduces the availability of reliable data on the number of child victims in the United … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: US: The False Dichotomy of "Child Safety vs. Family Preservation" (Opinion) Chronicle of Social Change - January 06, 2017 Safety and maltreatment are related but not entirely coterminous. It is true that the federal government uses maltreatment as … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: US: Foster Youth and Drug Addiction Fix - January 06, 2017 There is no universally accepted cause of drug addiction, but if there was one, it would include relief from physical, mental and emotional pain. Foster youth are ripped from their families … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: CT: Young men given a chance with shelter's new program Greenwich Time - January 07, 2017 Like grown ups, young adults are homeless for any number of reasons. They may have aged out of foster care, spent time in prison, or struggle with mental health … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: Ireland: Process to relocate children from Calais 'Jungle' begins RTE - January 10, 2017 Minister for Children and Youth Affairs Katherine Zappone will bring a memo to Cabinet today to start the process of bringing children who were previously based … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: US: Supreme Court declines to hear custody case of part-Choctaw girl removed from Santa Clarita home KABC - January 09, 2017 The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday declined to hear the case of a part-Choctaw girl who was removed from her foster family's … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: US: Health and Human Services Misinterprets Foster Care Data (Opinion) Chronicle of Social Change - January 09, 2017 "HHS Now Able to Definitively Link More Foster Children to More Parental Substance Abuse," reads the headline on a Dec. 15, 2016, … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: US: Cost of raising a child now tops $233,000 Associated Press - January 09, 2017 Since 1960, the USDA has compiled the annual report to inform budget-preparing parents. State governments and courts also use the information to write child support and … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: NY: Letitia James Clashes With de Blasio Administration Over Foster Care Suit Observer - January 09, 2017 A longstanding dispute over the city's foster care system has morphed into a bitter dispute between Public Advocate Letitia James and Mayor Bill … [Read more...]