➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: US: DCYF shortfalls are a national problem New Hampshire Union Leader - April 30, 2016 John Stephen, N.H. Commissioner of Health and Human Services from 2003 to 2007, whose consulting group also did a 400-page review of Texas child protective … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: US: Homes Beyond Borders: Understanding the Drop in International Adoptions Foreign Affairs - May 01, 2016 On April 1, the U.S. Department of State released statistics on Americans who adopted children from abroad in 2015. For the tenth year in a … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: US: Study identifies factors that can help children thrive in the face of adversity Medical News Today - May 02, 2016 Her research team found that even when children were exposed to adverse childhood experiences, certain family and community … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: US: HRC Marks the Start of National Foster Care Month Human Rights Campaign - May 02, 2016 There are over 400,000 children and youth in the foster care system in the U.S. LGBTQ youth are over-represented in this system and too often receive unequal … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: US: Creating a 21st Century Child Well-Being System (Opinion) Huffington Post - May 02, 2016 As National Child Abuse Prevention Month draws to a close, we take time to reflect on how we protect young children and make new plans to move forward. The … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: US: Children with ADHD may benefit from following healthy behaviors, new study suggests Medical Xpress - May 02, 2016 A new study shows that children with Attention Deficit and Hyperactivity Disorder follow fewer healthy lifestyle behaviors than … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: US: States Urged to Reduce Pregnancy-Related Deaths Pew Charitable Trust: Stateline - May 03, 2016 The relatively high percentage of American women who die as a result of pregnancy, which exceeds that of other developed nations, is prompting a new … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: PA: Report calls for urgent action to help children of incarcerated parents Public Source - May 02, 2016 In Pennsylvania, 181,000 children have had a parent incarcerated in their lifetime, according to a new nationwide study. That's roughly 7 percent … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: PA: Seven child welfare workers fired for false reports The Inquirer - May 03, 2016 Seven child-welfare workers in Philadelphia were fired in February and March in connection with two false reports about home visits, according to state … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: NY: Powerful Voices of New York City's Former Foster Youth (Video) Youth Today - April 30, 2016 From loving mentors to abusive foster parents and indifferent social workers, a group of New Yorkers talk openly about surviving foster care and forging … [Read more...]