➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: US: Opioids May Interfere With Parenting Instincts, Study Finds New York Times - October 13, 2016 Some of the most troubling images of the opioid crisis involve parents buying or using drugs with their children in tow. Now new research offers a … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: US: Heroin Epidemic Drives Spike In Foster Care, Could Cause Orphanages To 'Come Back' Daily Caller - December 18, 2016 The opioid epidemic crippling the U.S. is wreaking havoc on the lives of the children of addicts and beginning to overwhelm state … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: US: Left Behind: Trump's Immigration Plans Could Spur Uptick in Foster Care Numbers Chronicle of Social Change - December 19, 2016 Many of the people being deported will be parents of children who are U.S. citizens, born into the rights and … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: Youth Services to establish best practices in ensuring the educational stability for children in foster care. http://www.dailyitem.com/news/county-seeks-stability-for-students-in-foster-care/article_d33ec55c-c5fa-11e6-8939-23a857529438.html … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: Russia: Moscow has no plans to give US citizens permission to adopt Russian children TASS - December 21, 2016 Russia is not considering the possibility to give US citizens permission to adopt Russian children, Kremlin Spokeman Dmitry Peskov told … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: International: UNICEF marks 70th anniv, recommits itself to child welfare Business Standard - December 19, 2016 UNICEF today commemorated its 70th anniversary by celebrating its achievements for the world's most vulnerable children and also … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: India: Accenture gives 22 weeks leave for adoption, surrogacy ET Tech - December 20, 2016 Accenture has increased the adoption leave its staff can take to 22 weeks from the current eight and added surrogacy leave, also of 22 weeks, as a new category, … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: Australia: Nicole Kidman calls for adoption discussion as she hits the red carpet for film Lion (Includes video) Daily Telegraph - December 19, 2016 Nicole Kidman says it is time Australia talks more openly about adoption. Speaking at the Sydney … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: Australia: Adoption In Australia At Lowest Level Ever Mygc.com - December 20, 2016 Adoption in Australia has dropped to its lowest level on record - with less than 1% of children in out of home care being taken in to more permanent homes - according … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: US: Marijuana for morning sickness can harm your unborn child Reuters Health - December 19, 2016 Pregnant women who use marijuana to treat their nausea may be harming their unborn children, according to a warning from the National Institute on Drug … [Read more...]