➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: US: Family First Act is Critical for Parents in Recovery (Opinion) Chronicle of Social Change - September 23, 2016 My son was 5 when I went into substance abuse treatment. After two days in an emergency shelter, he was placed in a group home in the … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: US: Finding Foster Homes: Try Harder and Treat Them Better (Opinion) Chronicle of Social Change - September 23, 2016 We have fewer families today to handle the increasing influx of foster children. Women are joining the workforce in large numbers, … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: Canada: Vancouver endorses innovative strategy for at-risk and Indigenous youth CBC News - September 23, 2016 On Wednesday, Vancouver City Council voted unanimously to support the work of Youth Matters, a coalition of agencies aimed at addressing … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: Japan: Greater support needed to improve, expand foster parent system Japan News - September 26, 2016 In cases when parents are unable to raise their children, priority is given to placing these children in a family setting, such as with foster … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: PA: Study to measure effects of early environment on mental and physical health Penn State News (Pennsylvania State University) - September 21, 2016 A child's development can be affected by a number of factors, including biology and the environment. … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: US: Adoption competent mental health services can make all the difference (Opinion) The Hill - September 21, 2016 This September, a divided Congress is put to the test on whether to act for the most vulnerable among us. The bipartisan Family First … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: Australia: NSW foster care system 'needs more fixing' Australian Associated Press (AAP) - September 22, 2016 Questions have been raised about whether a shake-up of the NSW foster care system does enough to help vulnerable … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: Canada: 'She was happy. She was loved': Metis toddler taken from B.C. foster parents, moving to Ontario soon The Canadian Press - September 22, 2016 The case has raised cultural issues as the foster mother is Metis, while the adoptive parents in … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: Gibraltar: Govt defends action on children's rights and domestic abuse Gibraltar Chronicle - September 22, 2016 The Gibraltar Government has said it is actively adopting strategies on both children's rights and combating domestic abuse. This comes … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: South Africa: 'No protection' for refugee kids The Citizen - September 22, 2016 The constitution and the Children's Act do not guarantee that the needs of undocumented children are taken care of, and thus do not afford such children protection from … [Read more...]