➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway PA: State: York CYF made mistakes before 3-year-old girl killed in murder-suicide York Dispatch - November 18, 2017 State Department of Human Services investigations into two recent child fatalities revealed multiple missteps by York County's Office of … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway PA: Foster kid placed in West Philly 'house of horrors' wins $11M in lawsuit Metro - November 20, 2017 Bezar said social workers missed signs of sexual abuse in his client, including bed-wetting, regression in speech and behavior, and a sexual "acting … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NY: Soldato retiring as head of Oneida County Social Services Observer-Dispatch - November 19, 2017 "This is a job like no other job - you can effect change," she said. "You can see great joys; you can also see great tragedies. It's a job with high … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NY: Foster families keep getting child welfare payments despite broken adoptions New York Daily News - November 20, 2017 The State Senate was considering a bill that would permit child welfare agencies to halt payments to adoptive parents who stop caring … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway United Kingdom: Social workers battling rising tide of referrals Courier (UK) - November 21, 2017 The increase in child protection referrals is being linked to the 'See Something Say Something' campaign and an online reporting option which was introduced … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway Pakistan: Sexual abuse is pervasive in Islamic schools in Pakistan Associated Press - November 21, 2017 Sexual abuse is a pervasive and longstanding problem at madrassas in Pakistan, an AP investigation has found, from the sunbaked mud villages deep in … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway US: November is Adoption Awareness Month Muskogee Phoenix - November 18, 2017 November is National Adoption Awareness Month. There are more than 600 children and youth in foster care in Oklahoma who are waiting for their forever families, a news release … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway US: 290 coaches, officials tied to U.S. Olympic groups have been accused of sexual misconduct since 1982 Carroll County Times - November 18, 2017 As the number of women accusing former Olympic gymnastics team physician Larry Nassar of sexual assault has … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway US: Foster Care Youths Leaving the System Before They Age Out, Study Finds Youth Today - November 20, 2017 Youth in the foster care system are leaving before they age out of the system, a new report finds. Forty states offer at least some form of support … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway US: Absences, Trauma, and Orphaned Children: How the Opioid Crisis Is Ravaging Schools (Requires free registration) Education Week - November 20, 2017 We worked closely with a lot of community agencies, and the department of social services. In some … [Read more...]