➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: US: Brain peptide research may lead to promising new treatments for mental illnesses Medical News Today - September 08, 2016 Recent research points to the importance of a molecule called relaxin-3 in the brain, with effects on various processes and … [Read more...]
PA: Worth Another Look: Human Trafficking (Opinion)
➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: PA: Worth Another Look: Human Trafficking (Opinion) JD Supra Business Advisor - September 08, 2016 In January of 2016, the National Conference of State Legislatures (NCSL) published a list of the top ten issues that will be before state legislatures … [Read more...]
PA: State data: Substantiated child abuse claims rose in 2015
➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: PA: State data: Substantiated child abuse claims rose in 2015 Associated Press - September 08, 2016 New state data shows there were more than 4,200 substantiated child abuse claims last year, an increase of 863 from the year before. The state … [Read more...]
A maze of emotions: A Paramus woman’s 25-year search for her birth mom.
A maze of emotions: A Paramus woman’s 25-year search for her birth mom. In July, a photo of two women’s clasped hands appeared on Jean Hegg’s Facebook page. One belonged to the 49-year-old Hegg, a longtime North Jersey resident, who was born in Canada; the other to her biological mother, whom Hegg … [Read more...]
Home Study Requirements for Prospective Parents in Domestic Adoption
WHAT’S INSIDE Who must be included in the home studyAgency or person conducting the study Qualifications for adoptive parents Elements of a home study Grounds for withholding approvalWhen studies must be completed Postplacement study requirements Exceptions for stepparent or relative … [Read more...]
Judge rejects public advocate’s settlement in foster-care case
Judge rejects public advocate's settlement in foster-care case In a blistering decision that marks a significant victory for Mayor Bill de Blasio's administration, a federal judge on Friday struck down a proposed settlement between the state agency overseeing foster care and a group of plaintiffs … [Read more...]
NBC announcer says he regrets tweet about Biles’ parents
NBC announcer says he regrets tweet about Biles' parents NEW YORK — NBC announcer Al Trautwig said Monday he regrets tweeting that the adoptive mother and father of American gymnastics star Simone Biles were not her parents, a declaration that angered advocates for adoption. Trautwig had been … [Read more...]
NBC announcer says he regrets tweet about Biles’ parents
NBC announcer says he regrets tweet about Biles' parents NEW YORK — NBC announcer Al Trautwig said Monday he regrets tweeting that the adoptive mother and father of American gymnastics star Simone Biles were not her parents, a declaration that angered advocates for adoption. Trautwig had been … [Read more...]
Kenya: Celebrity and YouTube Stars Team Up with ActionAid to Disrupt the Internet as FGM ‘Cutting Season’ Begins in Kenya
➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: Kenya: Celebrity and YouTube Stars Team Up with ActionAid to Disrupt the Internet as FGM 'Cutting Season' Begins in Kenya Informazione.it - August 10, 2016 Alesha Dixon, Katherine Kelly, and Joanne Froggatt and a host of other well-known UK actors, … [Read more...]
Iran: Iran eases process for foster, adoptive parenting
➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: Iran: Iran eases process for foster, adoptive parenting Tehran Times - August 10, 2016 The adoption and foster laws which dated back to some 44 years ago were revised and modified in 2013 and are going to be implemented in the near future, Habibollah … [Read more...]
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