➡ 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...]