➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: NJ: State pays $1.25M to settle foster child sex abuse lawsuit NJ.com - June 10, 2016 The state has agreed to pay $1.25 million to settle a lawsuit filed by the adoptive parents of a boy who endured physical and sexual abuse in multiple foster homes … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: Jamaica: Gov't to increase monetary support for foster care Jamaica Gleaner - June 13, 2016 Green says his ministry has not yet decided on the increase that will be granted to foster parents, but will do so after consultations with the Foster Parents … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: Canada: Diabetic teen's death shows child welfare system failing: advocate The Canadian Press - June 12, 2016 British Columbia's child advocate says the death of a diabetic teen in Alberta demonstrates gaping cracks in interprovincial child welfare … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: Canada: 'Urgent action is needed': PM Trudeau pledges $70M over 3 years to address Indigenous mental health Health Medicine Network - June 13, 2016 The Liberal government will invest nearly $70 million in new funding over three years to address the … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: Australia: Delivering on Digital: The Innovators and Technologies That Are Transforming Government Stanford Social Innovation Review - June 13, 2016 Old and outdated desktop applications require caseworkers to slog through page after page of often … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: US: Bill to Overhaul Child Welfare Funds Will Move in Both Chambers Chronicle of Social Change - June 11, 2016 The slightly re-named Family First Prevention Services Act, an overhaul of federal child welfare financing aimed at supporting more efforts … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: US: New federal rule could prevent litigation over Native children in state custody (Includes audio) KTOO - June 13, 2016 The 360-page rule issued by the Bureau of Indian Affairs Wednesday aims to make interpretation of the Indian Child Welfare Act … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: US: Child Maltreatment History Should Be a Bar to Being a Foster Parent (Opinion) Youth Today - June 13, 2016 It's just common sense: An adult's past criminal history or history of child maltreatment is not to be balanced against the safety of a … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: US: 'Vacation Cutting': The Little Known Global Health Crisis Affecting Girls In The U.S. Think Progress - June 13, 2016 For some girls living in the United States, summer vacation will not involve campsites and s'mores. They may instead be subjected … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: US: Child protection: a universal concern and a permanent challenge in the field of child and adolescent mental health Health Medicine Network - June 14, 2016 More recently, fatal cases of abuse such as those of eight-year-old Victoria Climbié in the … [Read more...]