➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: United Kingdom: Why do we keep giving children back to mothers who mistreat them? Adoption expert who hears heartbreaking stories daily says lives are being put at risk (Opinion) Daily Mail - May 11, 2016 This obsession with keeping the family … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: Italy: Same-Sex Civil Unions Made Possible After Vote Human Rights Watch - May 11, 2016 The Italian Chamber of Deputies' approval of the civil unions bill on May 11, 2016 is an important step toward equality. The vote came after months of heated … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: US: Support for Foster Parents Means Better Lives for Foster Youth (Opinion) Child Trends - May 09, 2016 Thankfully, an important shift is occurring! Child welfare agencies are going beyond recruitment to focus on recruitment and retention efforts. … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: US: Barletta bill protecting opioid addicted newborns unanimously passed in U.S. House FOX 43 - May 11, 2016 In a rare unanimous vote, the U.S. House of Representatives today passed legislation from Congressman Lou Barletta (PA-11) protecting … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: NY: State's big three politicians don't have time to discuss reforms to child-abuse law (Opinion) New York Daily News - May 11, 2016 The News wanted to know if the Assembly was going to take action on efforts to reform the statute of limitations on … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: NY: Senate legislation better tracks alleged child abusers Arcade Herald - May 11, 2016 The New York State Senate has passed a bill, S.398, requiring the state to notify local child protective services if the operator of a licensed day care center or … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: NY: Child abuse up in Clinton County The Sun - May 11, 2016 Over 160 child abuse cases have been reported this year across the region, according to the Clinton County District Attorney's Child Advocacy Center. That's up from 140 total cases in … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: United Kingdom: British Association of Social Workers launches inquiry into adoption ethics The Guardian - May 10, 2016 The intention is to interrogate the ethical and human rights bases on which recommendations for severing a birth family's legal … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: International: Could swaddling babies for sleep raise risk of SIDS? Medical News Today - May 10, 2016 The researchers found that risk of sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS) appears to increase when swaddled infants are placed on their stomachs or … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: Europe: No end in sight for refugee plight Nouse - May 10, 2016 Supporters, including a cross-party coalition in the House of Commons and civil society groups such as 'Save the Children', stressed the dangers faced by these child refugees once they … [Read more...]