➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: Australia: Tech firms behind $100m NSW child protection overhaul CRN Magazine - July 07, 2016 With the first release of the upgraded tool planned to be deployed to caseworkers at the beginning of 2017, ChildStory will be an integrated system that … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: US: Appeals Court: Child Porn Victim Can Sue Adoptive Father Associated Press - July 05, 2016 Congress passed "Masha's Law" on the girl's behalf in 2006 allowing sex-abuse victims to seek at least $150,000 from anyone convicted of exploiting them. That … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: US: Federal appeals court rules on kids caught crossing border CBS News - July 06, 2016 A federal appeals court says Homeland Security officials must quickly release immigrant children - but not their parents - from family detention centers after … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: US: Police chief blasts Congress in opioid funding battle CNHI Washington - July 07, 2016 The proposals in Congress include such measures as requiring states that take funding for child protective services implement requirements that babies born with … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: PA: County leaders to update child abuse hotline (Includes video) WTAJ - July 05, 2016 "We believe that this phone system will increase timeliness, even if a caseworker's actually out in the field," said Commissioner Chairman Josh Lang. "They will … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: PA: What's the right amount of time for a birth mother to change her mind about putting her baby up for adoption? Public Source - July 07, 2016 The adoption process in Pennsylvania is being scrutinized for potential updates, but one bill that could … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: US: House Puts Families First, Opponents Rally - But Why? (Opinion) The Huffington Post - June 29, 2016 The bill is unconditionally supported by many reputable advocates including Child Welfare League of America, American Academy of Pediatrics, … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: US: Every Student Succeeds Act will allow foster kids to stay at one school regardless if they move homes (Includes video) WDAF - June 29, 2016 Guidelines for the new national policy came out this past week and they said foster kids can legally stay … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: United Kingdom: Expert resigns from 'doomed' Scots historical child abuse inquiry Scotsman - June 28, 2016 Professor Michael Lamb, a professor of psychology at Cambridge University, said the inquiry's fact-finding was being "constrained" and … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: Czech Republic: Czech court clears way for those in same-sex unions to adopt children Reuters - June 28, 2016 The Czech Constitutional Court ruled on Friday that individuals in same-sex partnerships may be allowed to adopt a child, overturning a ban … [Read more...]