➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: US: Making parenting a national priority Health Medicine Network - July 20, 2016 A new National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine report, co-authored by Lynch School of Education Associate Professor Eric Dearing, recommends health, … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: US: Insights into the Hilton Foundation's Local and Global Giving-and What Lies Ahead Inside Philanthropy - July 20, 2016 The foundation works with partners to support foster youth as they emerge into adulthood, strengthen the systems that provide … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: US: Former Foster Youth Get to Keep Housing Vouchers Longer Under New Legislation Youth Today - July 21, 2016 Former foster youth soon will be able to access federal housing vouchers for a longer period of time, a move supporters say will help ease … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: Vietnam: Child adoption registration fee announced Vietnam Net Bridge - July 22, 2016 Under a new decree issued recently by the Government, a fee of 9 million VND (409 USD) will be applied for each Vietnamese child adoption registration by Vietnamese … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: United Kingdom: Shaken baby syndrome IS a real cause of death: 90 per cent of doctors believe shaking can flood infant's brain - but courts still question the diagnosis Daily Mail - July 21, 2016 The majority of doctors believe Shaken Baby Syndrome … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: United Kingdom: FGM In The UK Statistics Reveal Thousands Sought Help In Last Year And Some Cases Took Place In Britain The Huffington Post UK - July 21, 2016 New figures on Female Genital Mutilation reveal there were thousands of cases reported in … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: India: Now, a helpline for parents to protect children NYOOOZ - July 22, 2016 A toll-free helpline for parents will soon be launched through Integrated Child Protection Scheme (ICPS) to address problems related to violation of child … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: Canada: Adoption in the modern world Coast Reporter - July 21, 2016 Adoption has emerged from its dark, secretive history, and these days adopted children can track down their birth mothers on the Internet. LGBTQ and single parents who adopt children … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: Canada: Indigenous children over-represented in child welfare Stony Plain Reporter - July 22, 2016 These are quotes from a video by the Office of The Child and Youth Advocate Alberta (OCYA), in light of a recent report published by the Auditor … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: Australia: Foster kids should stay in system until 21 (Opinion) 9News - July 21, 2016 Children in foster care should be cared for until they're 21 to give them a better chance at staying out of trouble, Anglicare Victoria has told police. Speaking at … [Read more...]