➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: Australia: Mason Jet Lee: Child protection staff stood down over 'errors of judgement' after report into toddler's death ABC Online Australia - November 23, 2016 Twelve protection staff facing disciplinary action for "errors of judgement" leading up … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: US: Adopting Kids with Medical Needs: The Better Part of Sainthood Healthzette - November 21, 2016 From babies born to drug-addicted moms to those abandoned because of their special needs, many young children don't just need parents - they need someone … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: United Kingdom: My child was nearly adopted - here's why adoption targets are wrong (Opinion) Community Care - November 28, 2016 Last week the Transparency Project, an organisation which seeks to promote the transparency of proceedings within the … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: Lebanon: World: Community workers' guide to understanding gender-based violence and child protection basic concepts Relief Web - November 07, 2016 In February 2015, The United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) field office in Lebanon conducted … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: International: Why is it so expensive to adopt a child? Washington Post - November 28, 2016 Across the world, there are thousands of children in need of homes. In America, there are thousands of families looking for children to adopt. Sounds like a … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: France: Charity: A third of minors missing after Calais closure (Includes video) Al Jazeera - November 24, 2016 Refugee Youth Service said on Wednesday that it could not locate a third of the 179 child migrants it had been tracking since authorities … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: France: & Democratic Republic of the Congo: France suspends international adoption from DRC citing irregularities AfricaNews - November 25, 2016 "It is a difficult decision but one which, due to inadequate legal and ethical safeguards for … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: Canada: National Chief Bellegarde Presses Federal Government to Comply with Human Rights Tribunal Order: "Our Children Cannot Wait" Morning Star - November 23, 2016 Assembly of First Nations (AFN) National Chief Perry Bellegarde has filed a motion … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: Australia: Commission Report: Jehovah's Witnesses Do Not Adequately Protect Kids from Child Abuse Patheos - November 28, 2016 For well over a year now in Australia, the Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse has been … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: US: Report: Benefits of Early Care and Education for Children in the Child Welfare System Chronicle of Social Change - November 25, 2016 The Administration for Children and Families, under the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, released a … [Read more...]