➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway US: Former Long Beach foster child interns for Kamala Harris, writes foster care policy paper Press-Telegram - August 18, 2017 The 29-year-old Long Beach woman served as an intern for Sen. Kamala Harris this summer, and as part of that work, has written … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway US: Welfare as we know it now: 6 questions answered Salon - August 20, 2017 Who gets TANF benefits? More than three out of four of the people who get these benefits are children. For a growing share of TANF "families" - nearly half in 2015 - the only … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway US: Opioid crisis strains foster care system; programs aim to keep kids with mom Kaiser Health News - August 20, 2017 Data from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services show that from October 2012 to September 2015, as addiction surged, the … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway US: Interracial adoption is on the rise - and America is better for it (Opinion) New York Post - August 20, 2017 For one thing, one in six newlyweds in America is married to someone of a different race, according to a Pew poll from earlier this year. … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway US: Most moms aren't putting babies to sleep safely, study says CNN - August 21, 2017 Despite a 23-year campaign urging that babies be put to bed on their backs, only 43.7% of US mothers report that they both intend to use this method and actually do so … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway US: International Association of Chiefs of Police and TASC Announce National Initiative to Combat our Nation's Opioid Epidemic and Mainstream Diversion Programs (Press release) International Association of Chiefs of Police and TASC - August 21, … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway US: Home Visits Help Parents Overcome Tough Histories, Raise Healthy Children Kaiser Health News - August 21, 2017 Home visiting organizations operated out of the national limelight for decades until the Affordable Care Act created a nationwide program … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway PA: Lawmaker wants better response to drug-exposed babies New Castle News - August 19, 2017 State and federal law require that county agencies get alerted when doctors realize babies have been exposed to illicit drugs. But state law includes an exemption … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway CT: Child Welfare Agency Cannot Vaccinate Children Without Parental Consent Chronicle of Social Change - August 18, 2017 Though emergency medical treatment can still be provided by DCF, the court ruled that parents have a right to continue making medical … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway International: Study shows global estimates of Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder among children Medical Xpress - August 21, 2017 Globally, nearly eight out of every 1,000 children in the general population is estimated to have Fetal Alcohol Spectrum … [Read more...]