➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: US: The Battle Against Prisons for Kids (Opinion) The Nation - April 11, 2016 For as long as youth prisons have existed in the United States, so too has the pretense that there are no youth prisons. And so began the unending march of euphemisms, in … [Read more...]

➡ 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...]