➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: US: Congress Leaves Without Final Action on Several Youth Services Priorities Youth Today - October 03, 2016 Congress will not be back in session until after the election, leaving the fate of several proposals geared toward youth and families up in … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: US: Bill to save foster kids and families faces uphill battle: Guest commentary Press-Telegram - October 01, 2016 The bill also ensures children are placed in congregate care or group homes only if it's absolutely necessary to meet their needs. When … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: Canada: Liberal budget didn't comply with First Nations child welfare ruling, advocate says Canadian Press - October 03, 2016 Federal funding for First Nations child welfare was determined well before the government was ordered to increase it, new … [Read more...]

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➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: United Kingdom: Call for national 'tracking' system for children Children & Young People Now - October 03, 2016 Speaking at a fringe meeting at the Conservative Party conference in Birmingham, the chief executive of Birmingham Council, Mark … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: United Kingdom: FGM is child abuse and schools need to talk about it (Opinion) Schools Week - October 02, 2016 What adults fear, children are not afraid of. You always see this from what they produce during a workshop. In one hour, they understand … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: CT: Child Advocates and State Officials Agree to Streamlined Child Welfare Reform Plan, Putting Connecticut DCF on Path to Exit Court Oversight (Press release) Children's Rights - September 29, 2016 Child advocates and state officials presented a … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: NY: ACS boss is MIA: From Myls Dobson to Zymere Perkins, child abuse caseloads continue to rise under her watch New York Daily News - October 02, 2016 During her nearly three years running ACS, Carrion has appeared next to the mayor only three times … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: NY: Death of 6-Year-Old Boy in Harlem Not the First Time City's Child Welfare Agency on Hot Seat in de Blasio's Tenure NY 1 - September 30, 2016 Five people at the city's Administration for Children's Services have been put on desk duty after the … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: NY: DA Vance Announces Investments to prevent crime and reform the justice system (Press release) New York County District Attorney's Office - September 29, 2016 Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus R. Vance, Jr., today announced three significant … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: US: Doctors Said They Shook Their Baby to Death. They Didn't. Daily Beast - October 03, 2016 Over the past decade, both the science behind Shaken Baby Syndrome and the process by which doctors make the diagnosis have been challenged. Between 2001 and … [Read more...]