➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway US: The Wabanaki people are taking back their narrative Public Radio International - October 09, 2017 From boarding schools in the 1800s to foster care today, Native children have repeatedly been separated from their families. In Maine, the … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway US: How I Found Myself in the Middle of a Difficult Immigration Trial Pop Sugar - October 09, 2017 All the while, Maria was facing down her own demons. Immigration was looking to deport her. Her mother's boyfriend had been accused of molesting her, so … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway US: Head Start May Protect Against Foster Care Placement Newswise - October 09, 2017 Participating in Head Start may help prevent young children from being placed in foster care, finds a national study led by a Michigan State University … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway US: Ex-foster Kids Must Stay Strong to Help Those Still in Care (Commentary) Youth Today - October 09, 2017 In 2006, as a doctoral candidate researching juveniles, I found out about and joined a national organization called Foster Care Alumni of America … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway US: Born Addicted: The Number of Opioid-Addicted Babies Is Soaring (Includes video) NBC News - October 09, 2017 Nationally, the rate of American children born with neonatal abstinence syndrome, a set of symptoms experienced by babies exposed to drugs in … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway US: 'One false move and you're done': how US cities are changing for runaway kids Guardian - October 09, 2017 At the age when most young people are ready to start their adult lives, Hicks was ready to end his. But then he met a "train-hopper traveller … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway US: Sizable Number of HIV-Infected Children Not Receiving Care Health Day News - October 10, 2017 A substantial proportion of children with diagnosed HIV infection might not be receiving the recommended frequency of medical care, according to a study … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway PA: Former foster youth deserve assistance (Commentary) Temple News - October 10, 2017 Temple is partnering up with the University of Pennsylvania Field Center for Children's Policy, Practice and Research to make college more accessible to former foster … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NY: DYCS's Bill Chong and Susan Haskell on the importance of integrating services New York Nonprofit Media - October 09, 2017 Bill Chong, who was appointed commissioner of the New York City Department of Youth and Community Development by Mayor Bill de … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NY: Disabled Parents Sue New York City Over Child Removals New York Times - October 09, 2017 Child welfare workers have removed Shantell's three children from her care at various times, beginning in July 2016, following reports from hospital staff and … [Read more...]