➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway PA: County grapples with parents struggling with opioid use Associated Press - November 28, 2017 Every Friday afternoon, Pittsburgh Municipal Court hears family crimes, its plastic seats filling up largely with parents accused of endangering their … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NY: Backlog in NY Immigration Court Leaves Most Undocumented Children Without Lawyers WNYC News - November 27, 2017 Campos's case is among more than 88,000 involving undocumented youths that are currently backlogged in the nation's immigration courts, … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway United Kingdom: Historical child abuse reports to Welsh police 'increase' BBC - November 16, 2017 Allegations of non-recent sexual offences recorded against children have risen sharply in the last four years, according to the NSPCC. Welsh police forces … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway International: UNICEF Report: 300 Million Cases Of Violence Against Children Ages 2 To 4 National Public Radio - November 01, 2017 Approximately 300 million children around the world between the ages two and four are subject to physical punishment or … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway US: Critical gaps exist in services and supports for youth aging out of foster care Child Trends - November 14, 2017 Child Trends conducted a national survey of state independent living coordinators (Survey on Services and Supports for Young People … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway US: Is It Legal For An Older Man To Court A Child Bride In The U.S.? National Public Radio - November 15, 2017 Child marriage isn't just a practice that victimizes girls in poor countries. As this blog has previously reported, it's also long been an … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway US: LGBT Parents Are Back at It Again (Commentary) Huffington Post - November 16, 2017 It is six years later and RaiseAChild is now seeing a new trend. Our data now proves that the LGBT community is more open than ever to not only building, but also … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway US: A State By State Guide to Foster Care Resources Mothering - November 16, 2017 No matter the setting, foster children, families and organization needs all the help they can get as resources are often limited. Help comes in all forms - monetary … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway PA: Child protective services need more help from the county to get through opioid crisis (Commentary) LNP Editorial Board - November 16, 2017 While we're still figuring out how to get our arms around the massive and growing problem of opioid addiction, … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NY: Nonprofits Give 'Disconnected' Youths Another Chance New York Times - November 06, 2017 "I always told myself I would graduate college and wouldn't be a statistic in the foster care system," said Jonathan, 26, who gave only his first name to protect … [Read more...]