➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: PA: Jury awards $5.3M to girl placed in abusive foster home Metro.us - November 04, 2016 "You can't take kids out of what you think is a bad environment and put them in a worse one, and you certainly can't put them in a nightmare," Bezar said. "This … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: PA: For families willing to adopt, older kids can be "the missing piece" (Includes video) Morning Call - November 04, 2016 "We would like to see these youth remain in the Lehigh Valley, where they can stay connected to their schools, their friends. … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: NY: HF-L fires coach amid State Police, CPS investigation (Includes video) WHAM - November 04, 2016 A coach with the Honeoye Falls-Lima Central School District was fired after an investigation by the district, New York State Police, and CPS into … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: NY: Kids need distance from their abusers: A system skewed to risky reunions (Opinion) New York Daily News - November 07, 2016 In a sadly familiar ritual, the New York City Administration for Children's Services pledges more oversight and more … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: NJ: Families encouraged to consider opening homes to NJ's most vulnerable children New Jersey 101.5 - November 07, 2016 Nov. 18 is National Adoption Day. Families considering adoption through DCF must apply to become a licensed resource home, which … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: United Kingdom: CPS 'afraid to tackle honour crimes for fear of causing unrest in Asian communities' (Opinion) The Telegraph - November 07, 2016 The Crown Prosecution Service is failing to prosecute honour crimes for fear of causing "unrest" in Asian … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: United Kingdom: Child protection is changing, but safety must remain a priority Guardian - November 08, 2016 Strong and effective multi-agency safeguarding arrangements do not just happen; they require an active commitment to collaboration and a … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: Russia: Ordering inquiry into claims of FGM in Dagestan (Includes video) Guardian - November 05, 2016 Russia has launched an investigation into claims that tens of thousands of girls in remote mountain areas, some as young as three months' old, have … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: India: Call to hike budgetary allocation for child welfare The Hindu - November 05, 2016 Weeks before the Telangana government embarks on its annual budgetary exercise, a non-governmental organization Save the Children framed the outline for children … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: India: Rehabilitation of rescued children major concern Times of India - November 06, 2016 While the number of successful rescue cases in the last five years is 352, as many as 2,354 children have been rescued by the state police under Operation … [Read more...]