➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: US: Pregnancy, Drug Use, and Why Prison Is Not the Solution (Opinion) Huffington Post - April 11, 2016 In New Hampshire, a bill to redefine opioid use or addiction in pregnant women as child abuse is making its way through the legislature, despite … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: US: Pay Foster Parents to Stay Home with Infants, Not Put Them in Daycare (Opinion) Chronicle of Social Change - April 11, 2016 On April 1 in The Chronicle, Jeremy Loudenback reported on a California budget proposal that would allocate $31 million to … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: US: Here's how witnessing violence harms children's mental health Deseret News - April 12, 2016 As researchers and clinicians who have studied the problem of violence over the past three decades, we have witnessed a steady increase in levels of … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: PA: Kinship eases foster child placement across Pennsylvania Pittsburgh Tribune Review - April 09, 2016 It's a concept being embraced throughout Pennsylvania, where 24 percent more at-risk children were placed in the homes of friends and relatives … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: NY: Advocates for abused kids applaud Albany Democrats for trying to fix child-rape law New York Daily News - April 11, 2016 Advocates for victims of child sex abuse on Monday hailed the state Senate's bill to eliminate the time limits to bring … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: Uganda: Cleveland pastor and his family create a family restoration center in Uganda Chattanooga Times Free Press - April 09, 2016 On March 9, after an emotional send-off from family and friends, Bucky and Julie Rogers boarded a plane with 15 … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: International: Outcomes for Orphans in Low- and Middle-Income Countries Consistent, Regardless of Care Setting National Institute of Child Health and Human Development - April 08, 2016 Several prominent studies, mainly focused on very young children … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: Canada: Open adoptions in Alberta hindered by online profile ban, say potential parents CBC News - February 04, 2016 Birth moms can't see web profiles of potential Alberta parents like they can in other … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: Australia: Early start making a big difference in child protection Brisbane Times - April 09, 2016 Child protection experts are cutting the need for children and teenagers to be removed from their … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: US: How Air Pollution Affects Babies Before They're Born Mother Jones - March 30, 2016 Air pollution leads to a whopping 16,000 premature births every year and costs the nation billions of dollars in medical costs and lost productivity, according to … [Read more...]