➡ 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...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: Europe: Female genital mutilation: Putting human rights at the core of Europe's asylum system (Opinion) EurActiv - November 07, 2016 Female genital mutilation (FGM) survivors, and women and girls at risk, are particularly vulnerable in the asylum … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: Canada: Nova Scotia will soon to be one of few provinces with closed adoption records CBC News - November 07, 2016 By the end of 2016, Nova Scotia - along with New Brunswick, P.E.I. and Que. - will be the only provinces that do not allow birth … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: US: Barron: Spending federal welfare money Casper Star-Tribune - November 05, 2016 According to a recent article in Governing magazine, the states on average last year used less than 10 percent of welfare funding for work-related services such as … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: SAMHSA - November 07, 2016 The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) has awarded up to a total of $278 million over the next five years for programs that help people and communities recover from, and build resiliency from … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: US: Mother takes immigration and child custody fight to federal court Washington Post - November 07, 2016 The rare and complicated case is set to be heard this week in federal court in Northern Virginia where Beltrán is challenging the role of … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: PA: Penn State appeals $7.3 million verdict in Mike McQueary's whistleblower case Penn Live - November 07, 2016 Penn State is fighting back hard against a $7.3 million civil verdict assessed against it last month on claims raised by former assistant … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: NY: Grandmother's Killing Lays Bare a Dilemma in Child Welfare Work New York Times - November 07, 2016 In a city that has seen murder rates fall to historic lows, such deaths remain a stubborn strain of violence, one that too often has also exposed … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: NY: ACS renews contract with agency that sent foster kids to live with accused Long Island pedophile New York Daily News - November 07, 2016 The city will renew its contract with the foster care provider that placed dozens of kids with an alleged … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: NY: Local officials confronting county's high rate of drug addicted newborns Niagara Gazette - November 08, 2016 Niagara County has the highest rate of drug addicted newborns in the entire state. According to data from the state Department of Health, … [Read more...]