➡ 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...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: CT: Don't overlook disenfranchised youth (Opinion) Sentinel - January 07, 2017 What can anyone do to make a difference? Research has proven that young people transitioning out of foster care can succeed with the support and guidance of caring … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: International: First Global Research and Treatment Center for Child Abuse Opens in Jerusalem Jewish Philanthropy - January 10, 2017 The Haruv Children's Campus brings together, in one location, a comprehensive array of services for abused and … [Read more...]

➡ 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...]