➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: Canada: Ottawa has until today to confirm equal child welfare treatment for First Nations CBC News - May 10, 2016 The deadline comes as the tribunal ruled in January that the Canadian government knowingly discriminated against tens of thousands of … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: US: Where Do We Go From Here? (Opinion) The Chronicle of Social Change - May 10, 2016 The "sea change" I am pointing to is the field's move away from the institutional care of children - whether in group homes or other congregate-care facilities - … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: US: Professors Are Being Forced To Reveal Sexual Assault Confidences, Like It Or Not Huffington Post - May 10, 2016 Nationally, schools are essentially taking one of two tracks: either declaring that all but a small handful of employees are mandatory … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: US: Jurisdictions with Flexible Federal Funds Can Better Invest in Families and Communities (Opinion) The Chronicle of Social Change - May 10, 2016 A primary reason for removing a child from their family home is parental "neglect." Much of this … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: US: ICWA Puts Tribes' Interests Ahead of Children's (Opinion) Chronicle of Social Change - May 10, 2016 Congress passed ICWA in 1978 to alleviate a national crisis, the wholesale separation of Indian children from their families. But in attempting to … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: US: Faithful Ambition: National Networks Tap Congregations for Child Welfare Permanency, Preservation The Chronicle of Social Change - May 11, 2016 Christian-affiliated nonprofits, such as Lutheran Social Services and Catholic Charities, have long … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: PA: Senate acts to close loophole that exempted doctors, clergy from background checks law PennLive.com - May 10, 2016 Hoping to erase confusion about whether health care personnel and clergy who have direct contact with children or are responsible … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: United Kingdom: Fostering children is big business The Telegraph - May 07, 2016 Most people would be startled to learn how much of the child protection sector is now dominated by a handful of companies, most of them run by ex-social workers. These … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: Sweden: Unique Swedish study tests drugs to prevent child abuse The Nation - May 09, 2016 At Stockholm's Karolinska Institute, patients like Anders who have sought help for paedophile fantasies, but have not acted on them, are being given a drug … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: Iran: Sexual Molestation Case Involving 9-Year-Old Exposes Iran's Weak Child Protection Laws International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran - May 09, 2016 Child molestation is not clearly defined as a crime in Iranian law, despite the Islamic … [Read more...]