➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway Vatican City: Pope admits church realized sex abuse problem 'a bit late' Associated Press - September 21, 2017 Pope Francis on Thursday acknowledged the Catholic Church was "a bit late" in realizing the damage done by priests who rape and molest … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway Turkey: UNICEF Turkey Humanitarian Situation Report #12, August 2017 UNICEF - August 31, 2017 Family and baby hygiene kits were distributed to vulnerable refugee and migrant families identified as being on the move in the provinces of Adana and … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway Myanmar/Bangladesh: Rakhine Crisis European Commission's Directorate-General for European Civil Protection and Humanitarian Aid Operations - September 21, 2017 Concerns are growing for the protection and welfare of particularly vulnerable groups of … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway Mexico: UNICEF intensifies efforts after second earthquake in Mexico (Press release) UNICEF Canada - September 21, 2017 UNICEF has stepped up its efforts to support children following the second earthquake that hit Mexico in less than two weeks. "UNICEF … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway International: 3 Ways the United Nations Is Helping the World (and 2 Ways It Can't) (Includes video) Time Magazine - September 21, 2017 UNICEF, the UN division focused on child welfare, says it has helped save the lives of more than 90 million children … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway US: Putting the Child Back in Child Welfare (Opinion) Chronicle of Social Change - September 21, 2017 It was the dead kids who inspired me to leave my comfortable, well-paid job as a researcher and become a child welfare social worker. The dead kids felt … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway US: New PSAs focus on the importance of adopting teenagers from foster care (Press release) (Includes video) Ad Council - September 21, 2017 New public service advertisements (PSAs) launched today by the Children's Bureau at the Department of Health and … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway US: I Went Through the Michigan Foster Care System. The State Needs to Make It Easier for Kids to Find Good Homes, Not Harder. (Opinion) American Civil Liberties Union and the American Civil Liberties Union Foundation (ACLU) - September 21, 2017 I was in … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway US: Can Undocumented Immigrants Become Foster Parents in Your State? It Depends. Chronicle of Social Change - September 21, 2017 Though many states are facing a renewed pressure to recruit caregivers for foster children, few jurisdictions have created … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway PA: Keep families intact (Opinion) Times-Tribune - September 22, 2017 Recently, state Rep. Kathy Watson, Bucks County Republican, introduced a bill that would help ensure that babies who are born dependent on controlled substances are safely cared for … [Read more...]