➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: US: National Adoption Month: Love is Love, Study Says (Includes audio) Public News Service - November 03, 2016 Adopted children of same-sex couples experience no differences from peers being raised in households with heterosexual parents, a study … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: CT: DCF emphasizing its Heart Gallery in effort to find adoptive families Journal Inquirer - November 02, 2016 In its effort to place children in adoptive homes, the Department of Children and Families is shifting to a more personal approach, … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: CT: Child advocate: Connecticut's child welfare system needs changes The Day - November 02, 2016 Child Advocate Sarah Eagan says three changes should be made priorities to improve the state child welfare system after the near death of a toddler in a … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: United Kingdom: Foster care case teenager wins right to own lawyer Sky News - November 03, 2016 A 16-year-old girl has won the right to have her own lawyer representing her in a hearing in the family court. She was arguing against being placed in … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: Greece: ELSTAT: Adoptions in Greece Decline Amidst the Financial Crisis Greek Reporter - November 03, 2016 According to data released by the Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT), last year adoptions in Greece fell to its lowest level in a decade. … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: Chile: A crisis over the care of at-risk children (Photo series) The Baltimore Sun - November 03, 2016 A crisis over the care of at-risk children has outraged Chileans. After initially reporting just 185 deaths, the government recently acknowledged … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: Canada: Give kids in child welfare system a voice: Editorial The Toronto Star - November 03, 2016 MPPs should unite to pass Katelynn's Principle, a private member's bill introduced this week by New Democrat Monique Taylor. The proposed legislation … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: Australia: We've abandoned gender equality and child welfare in the name of cost-cutting (Opinion) The Guardian - November 03, 2016 Low-income parents will feel the financial squeeze at every stage of childhood if the government pushes through cuts … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: US: SCOTUS to Hear Virginia Transgender Case With Big Implications for Ed Policy and Beyond The 74 - October 27, 2016 The U.S. Supreme Court announced Friday it would decide whether the Obama Administration can require public schools to allow … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: US: USA Gymnastics Opens 'Independent Review' on Sex Abuse Scandal (Includes video) NBC News - November 03, 2016 USA Gymnastics, the national governing body for the sport, has hired an attorney to lead an "independent review" of its handling of … [Read more...]