➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: NJ: 'She asked him to sit. You're adopted, she said.' (Includes video) Asbury Park Press - December 24, 2016 For the first time come Jan. 1, adoptees in New Jersey - potentially as many as 300,00 over the decades - will be able to see their original … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: Norway: India intervenes in Norway child abuse row Borneo Bulletin - December 28, 2016 India's foreign minister on Tuesday urged Norway to return a five-year-old boy to his Indian-origin parents after authorities took the child into their custody … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: India: Rise in baby trafficking in India cuts adoption numbers and fuels trade Reuters - December 28, 2016 An increase in baby trafficking in India is reducing the number of children available for adoption and fueling the lucrative trade as more … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: US: Existing Protections Fall Short for America's Mandated Child Abuse Reporters (Opinion) Chronicle of Social Change - December 28, 2016 Retaliation against mandated reporters takes many forms: defamation, harassment, job loss and loss of parental … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: NJ: 300 birth parents in NJ don't want adopted kids to know who they are New Jersey 101.5 - December 27, 2016 Birth parents of as many as 300,000 children who were surrendered for adoption in New Jersey between 1940 and 2015 have just a few more days … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: NJ: How the Family Service Association helps those in need Press of Atlantic City - December 28, 2016 Founded in 1909, Family Service Association aims to improve the quality of life for individuals and families in Atlantic and Cape May counties. The … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: US: The human cost of trafficking (Opinion) Dallas Morning News - December 27, 2016 In a study published this week in the American Journal of Public Health, we and our colleagues compared the level and type of childhood adversity experienced by boys … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: US: The CPS silver lining: More former foster kids are going to college for free Dallas Morning News - December 27, 2016 Former foster children who are adopted out of the system are held to higher academic standards than those who aged out of state … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: US: Reporter's Notebook: Covering One Family Through Homelessness, Pregnancy and Addiction (Audio) Texas Standard - December 27, 2016 The Texas Standard has been following Courtney Meeks and William Welch since January. Joy Diaz has reported on their … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: US: Integrating Juvenile Support & Response Services (Opinion) Officer.com - December 27, 2016 This young lady is lucky to live in an area where dedicated professionals work together to meet all the gray areas in mental health, law enforcement … [Read more...]