➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: Japan: Osaka group launches 'easy-matching' baby adoption website Japan Times - November 23, 2016 A nonprofit organization in Osaka recently launched what it touts as an easy-matching adoption website, triggering criticism from experts that adoptions … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: Canada: MNAs studying bill to modernize adoption laws Montreal Gazette - November 22, 2016 Currently, there is much secrecy around adoptions in Quebec; no information can be exchanged between adoptees and their birth parents unless both parties … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: Vietnam: Over 14500 children get adopted in 2011-2015 VietNamNet Bridge - November 25, 2016 Up to 14,539 Vietnamese children were adopted in 2011-2015, with 12,768 fostered domestically and the remainder lived with foreign foster families, said the … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: Turkey: Controversial Bill Withdrawn That Eased Penalties On Child Sexual Abuse National Public Radio - November 22, 2016 Turkey has tabled a controversial measure by the ruling party that would have allowed some sexual abusers of children to escape … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: US: Olympic Gymnastics Doctor Arraigned for Sex Abuse NBC News - November 22, 2016 Former Michigan State University and Team USA gymnastics doctor Larry Nassar was arraigned Tuesday for criminal sexual conduct with a child younger than 13. WILX's … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: US: HUD's Youth Homelessness Demonstration Program Helps End Youth Homelessness Citiesspeak - November 22, 2016 Across the country, local, state and national initiatives are working to end youth homelessness, and many recognize the essential role of … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: US: Investigation: Child identity theft may go unnoticed for years, ruining credit history KBAK - November 23, 2016 Imagine having a bad credit report before you're old enough to read. While identity theft is well known to strike adults, few realize … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: US: Five states struggle with surging numbers of foster children Associated Press - November 24, 2016 The number of U.S. children in foster care is climbing after a sustained decline, but just five states account for nearly two-thirds of the recent … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: Canada: Chief urges child-welfare 'partnership' between governments, First Nations Globe and Mail - November 22, 2016 Any changes to the way indigenous children receive government care must be part of a co-operative effort between the federal and … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: Australia: NT child abuse reports skyrocketing, children's commissioner report shows ABC Online Australia - November 23, 2016 Almost 1,800 children have been abused or neglected in just one year in the Northern Territory, and Territory Families … [Read more...]