➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway Finland: Petition to raise the refugee quota submitted to Minister Risikko Relief Web - August 21, 2017 The refugee quota is used to help those who are most vulnerable: women who have suffered violence, single mothers, children, the disabled and victims … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway Canada: On the Trail of Canada's Missing Women (Opinion) New York Times - August 18, 2017 With a budget of 54 million Canadian dollars ($42 million U.S.), the National Inquiry Into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls was asked to explore the … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway Canada: International adoptions decline dramatically in Canada CBC News - August 20, 2017 The number of international adoptions has declined dramatically in Canada in the last five years due to tighter country controls, exorbitant costs and alternative … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway Bangladesh: South Asia floods put thousands of children at risk Plan International - August 18, 2017 "Our years of experience in Asia have also shown us that children (especially girls) are the most vulnerable victims of disasters and require specific … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway US: What Do We Know About Sex Offenders? (Opinion) U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Justice Programs - August 15, 2017 Recognizing the ever-growing body of research on sex offenders and sexual offending, the Department of Justice's Sex Offender … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway US: Trump administration shuts down Central American minor protection program (Includes video) Fox News - August 17, 2017 The Trump administration on Wednesday shut down yet another Obama-era program - this one created to give Central American minors … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway US: PLF urges Supreme Court to review constitutionality of the Indian Child Welfare Act Pacific Legal Foundation - August 18, 2017 PLF filed this friend of the court brief at the Supreme Court today, urging the Court to take Goldwater Institute's … [Read more...]

➡ 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...]