➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: NY: Innovative Program Reduces the Number of Children In Foster Care (Opinion) Huffington Post - May 02, 2016 Child Success New York City, an innovative program launched by New York City and implemented by several foster care agencies, aims to … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: NJ: Bill supporting treatment centers for abused children advances in N.J. Senate North Jersey.com - May 02, 2016 The Health, Human Services and Senior Citizens Committee approved legislation that would increase funding for child advocacy centers, … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: Canada: UNICEF responds to recommendations of Katelynn Sampson inquest, outlining critical next steps to protect Canada's children TickerTech.com - April 29, 2016 "We welcome today's recommendations as a critical opportunity to protecting Canada's … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: Australia: If you want to adopt an Aussie child, move to NSW -- or prepare to wait Kidspot Australia - May 02, 2016 Adopting a child may be easier and quicker than you think - but only if you're looking for an Australian child and you live in NSW. If … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: US: Teen birthrate hits all-time low, led by 50 percent decline among Hispanics and blacks The Washington Post - April 28, 2016 The birthrate among American teenagers, at crisis levels in the 1990s, has fallen to an all-time low, according to an … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: US: UCLA study reveals large gaps in data about sex trafficking in United States UCLA News - April 29, 2016 A lack of uniform data-collection polices across states and communities is a huge problem. Report: … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: US: The Imperfect Victim Slate - April 29, 2016 In the past year Galen Baughman had become an increasingly visible and active spokesman for sex offender … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: US: Study Details Lives of Homeless Youths Across the Country NewsWise - April 29, 2016 A new study conducted on behalf of the federal government by University of Nebraska-Lincoln sociologists offers a sobering portrait of the lives of homeless youth … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: US: Shaking up 'Shaken Baby Syndrome' (Opinion) Union Democrat - April 30, 2016 It turns out that the constellation of three symptoms that "prove" a baby was shaken (a type of brain swelling, brain bleeding and bleeding in back of the eyes) can … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: US: Percentage of US children who have chronic health conditions on the rise Medical Xpress - April 30, 2016 Researchers presenting the study abstract, "National Trends in Prevalence and Co-morbid Chronic Conditions among Children with Asthma, Autism … [Read more...]