➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway  France: Child Abductees from the Island of Réunion Are Grown and Want Answers VICE News - March 03, 2016 Sylvie told VICE News that the film was the key to a mystery she had been trying to solve for decades. Watching the documentary, she finally understood … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway  Pakistan: Senate panel passes bill against child abuse The Express Tribune - March 03, 2016 Almost seven months after the country's largest child sex abuse case was uncovered, a Senate panel on Wednesday passed a bill which criminalises--among other … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway  Papua New Guinea: Peter O'Neill 'surprised to hear' PNG child welfare law remains uncertified The Guardian - March 03, 2016 The prime minister of Papua New Guinea has expressed his surprise to learn a key piece of child protection legislation, which would … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway Philippines: Legal adoption, foster care promotes children's well-being, says DSWD GOVPH - March 02, 2016 As the country observes the Adoption Consciousness Month, Mark Anthony Viernes of DSWD-10 said during the Philippine Information Agency's (PIA) media … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway United Kingdom: Survivors attack SNP over historical child abuse inquiry The Scotsman - March 03, 2016 Survivors of historical child abuse have accused First Minister Nicola Sturgeon of "walking by on the other side" after she declined their request for a … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway  NY: In the aftermath of FEGS, human service providers warn of crisis Politico - February 23, 2016 FEGS, the largest human services provider in New York, was thought to be too big to fail and its bankruptcy, officially declared last March, highlighted how … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway  PA: Advocate doubts latest clergy-abuse report will effect change, Pa. Catholic Conference backs current statute of limitations PennLive.com - March 01, 2016 But as of now, the Pennsylvania Catholic Conference backs a task force recommendation made in 2012 … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway PA: Central Pa. diocese covered up widespread child abuse for decades: AG Kane Metro - March 01, 2016 After a two year investigation, Attorney General Kathleen Kane announced that she discovered cases of hundreds of young victims being abused by priests in … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway PA: Everyone has a role to play in protecting Pennsylvania's children: Angela Liddle (Opinion) Penn Live - February 24, 2016 After the Jerry Sandusky child sexual-abuse scandal laid bare PA's child-protection deficiencies, state legislators … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway Italy: Italy tribunal approves lesbian couple's adoption of each other's children Agence France-Presse - March 01, 2016 A Rome family court has approved a lesbian couple's request to simultaneously adopt each other's daughters in a legal first in … [Read more...]