➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: NY: Some city child-welfare workers juggle more than 15 cases The New York Post - October 27, 2016 More than 14 percent of city child-welfare workers were recently juggling at least 15 cases simultaneously - the highest percentage since right after … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: NY: Number of US foster kids rises; parents' drug abuse a factor Associated Press - October 27, 2016 After dropping sharply between 2005 and 2012, the number of children in the U.S. foster care system has increased for a third year in a row, … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: United Kingdom: Study highlights importance of parents interacting with children who have autism South Wales Evening Post - October 26, 2016 The National Autistic Society Cymru has welcomed the results of a study which promotes early involvement by … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: Nigeria: Imo vows to tackle illegal child adoption, trafficking The Eagle Online - October 26, 2016 The Imo State Government has received the report of the committee on illegal child adoption and trafficking after seven months of its inauguration by … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: India: Ban children from dangerous religious rituals, says India commission Thomson Reuters Foundation - October 26, 2016 India's child protection agency has appealed to parents not to let children take part in religious rituals that could be … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: Canada: New Democrats seek to force government action on First Nations child welfare The Canadian Press - October 26, 2016 The New Democrats say they plan to turn up the political pressure on the Liberal government to take action on First Nations … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: Canada: Victorian child protection services at 'crisis point'; report (Opinion) National Indigenous Times - October 27, 2016 Victorian child protection services have failed Aboriginal children as the number being placed in out-of-home care escalates … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: US: Children rescued, pimps arrested in international prostitution crackdown Washington Post - October 25, 2016 A coordinated international crackdown on child sex trafficking rescued 82 children, who were provided social services, and arrested 239 … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: US: How Are States Using Welfare Funding? Often, Not to Help People Work. Governing - October 26, 2016 The 1996 law is known for its prioritization of work, but it also allows Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) funds to be used for … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: US: Country to deport South Korean man 37 years after his adoption by American couple Associated Press - October 26, 2016 A South Korean man flown to the U.S. 37 years ago and adopted by an American couple at age 3 has been ordered deported back to a … [Read more...]