➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: CT: DCF caseworker remained unchanged for months after toddler nearly starved to death The Day - October 07, 2016 A report by the Office of the Child Advocate investigating the care of the child, whom the report refers to as "Baby Dylan," found that … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: CT: Our View: Despite failures, DCF is making progress The Bulletin - October 07, 2016 Pending legislative approval, the Connecticut Department of Children and Families has a new path to emerge, in large part, from the federal oversight it's been … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: CT: State waiting for Ackert to propose group home before taking position Journal Inquirer - October 07, 2016 The state Department of Children and Families and Community Health Resources are not taking a position at this time on a legislator's plan … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: NY: Services Held For 6-Year-Old Zymere Perkins, Allegedly Killed By Mother's Boyfriend (Includes video) CBS New York - October 07, 2016 A funeral was to be held Friday for Zymere Perkins, 6, whose death in Harlem sparked outrage across the city when … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: PA: Here's what PennLive's editorial missed in the Statute of Limitations debate: Cathleen Palm Penn Live - October 07, 2016 Refusing to support a retroactive statute of limitations provision reflects the imbalance of power between powerful lobbyists … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: US: Federal Judge Bans ICE Detainers on Immigrants (Includes audio) Public News Service - October 10, 2016 A federal judge has ordered U.S. immigration officials to stop requesting that local law enforcement detain certain people without a warrant in … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: US: Millennial's foster care calling shatters 30-something stereotype Baptist News Global - October 10, 2016 She has answered a call to care for children who need temporary homes. It means opening her house to well-adjusted children and troubled … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: US: Drug-Addiction Epidemic Creates Crisis in Foster Care Pew Charitable Trust: Stateline - October 07, 2016 Several states, such as New Hampshire and Vermont, have either changed laws to make it possible to pull children out of homes where parents … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: US: The child-trafficking case against a top ad site CEO has been a tug-of-war Business Insider - October 07, 2016 An ongoing child trafficking investigation against the classified ad website Backpage moved forward Thursday. According to the National … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: Afghanistan: UNICEF urges more investment in meeting the basic needs of Afghanistan's children Unicef - October 07, 2016 "Together with the rest of the international community, UNICEF will play a full part in building a safer, more stable Afghanistan … [Read more...]