➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: China: Sino-Finnish Centre for Child Protection Research to open in Shanghai {Press release) University of Eastern Finland - October 18, 2016 Fudan University and the University of Eastern Finland will open a joint Sino-Finnish Centre for Child … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: US: Sen. Hatch seeking more resources to help relatives raising kin's children Deseret News - October 17, 2016 They still call her "Grammy," but Cindi Rogers has a bigger role than that in the lives of three of her grandchildren. As she puts it, … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: US: Foster Youth Need Academic Support to Succeed (Opinion) Youth Today - October 17, 2016 For years, the child welfare system in America has focused on the most urgent needs of the children it served, making sure they're safe, with enough food to … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: US: Family First's Opponents Will Have Much to Answer For (Opinion) Chronicle of Social Change - October 17, 2016 Let's take a look at the results so far in the recent efforts in Congress to pass the Family First Prevention Services Act (FFA) … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: PA: How institutions and society fail Pittsburgh's Black girls Pittsburgh Courier - October 17, 2016 In Allegheny County, Black teenage girls are disproportionately channeled to the child welfare system, they're more likely to be removed from their … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: PA: Former Penn State counsel said he advised reporting '01 shower incident, but did not see it as a legal duty Penn Live - October 17, 2016 A former attorney for Penn State testified Monday that during a preliminary briefing on the 2001 shower room … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: CT: Stepping up efforts to treat trauma in the very young CT Mirror - October 17, 2016 Aileen McKenna trains people who work with kids on how to identify signs of trauma in very young children - things like a baby crying inconsolably or a 2-year-old … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: United Kingdom: Ofsted warning over police weaknesses in child protection BBC News - October 18, 2016 The head of Ofsted, Sir Michael Wilshaw, has criticized police forces in England for failing to take child protection matters seriously. He said … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: Sudan: Movies may help end female genital mutilation Health 24 - October 19, 2016 "The movies significantly improved attitudes towards girls who remain uncut," they reported after two experiments involving thousands of participants. The team said the … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: Lebanon: Child Protection Q3 2016 Dashboard, Inter-Agency Coordination Lebanon Relief Web - October 18, 2016 The quarterly dashboard summarizes the progress made by partners involved in the Lebanon Crisis Response and highlights trends a!ecting … [Read more...]