➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: Breaking up families is as cold as ICE (Opinion) Jersey Journal - August 02, 2017 Principle 6 of the Declaration of the Rights of the Child, passed by the United Nations in 1959, states: "The child, for the full and harmonious development of his … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway United Kingdom: Repeat child protection referrals linked to high caseloads Children & Young People Now - July 21, 2017 A report commissioned by the Department for Education looking into the issue of repeat referrals to children's services departments … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway United Kingdom: Child Protection Improvement Programme - Child Rights and Wellbeing Impact Assessment Scotish Executive - July 21, 2017 The Child Protection Improvement Programme will directly affect children and young people who come into contact with … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway United Kingdom: More than 100 child refugees missing in UK after being smuggled from Calais Independent - July 23, 2017 More than 100 unaccompanied minors known to have crossed from northern France via unauthorised routes since last August remain … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway Russia: Why adoption plays such a big, contentious role in US-Russia relations Vox - July 22, 2017 For much of the period from the mid-'90s to 2012, Russia was one of the top three "sending" countries supplying adoptable children to the US. (Nos. 1 and 2 … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway Greece: Leaving lone refugee minors unprotected: HRW (Includes video) Press TV - July 20, 2017 Human Rights Watch (HRW) says Greece is failing to protect unaccompanied refugee children on the Greek island of Lesbos, warning that Athens is registering … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway Germany: Vatican says report on abuse in Germany shows progress in fight against abuse (Includes video) Catholic Online - July 21, 2017 "It will take time, but this kind of sensitivity that is created by publicly discussing these things of course will … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway Canada: Beamish sees privacy issues in new child welfare laws IAPP (International Association of Privacy Professionals) - July 21, 2017 The new laws will give the Ministry of Children and Youth Services new and broad authority to collect, use and … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway Canada: How a Change in Attitude Toward Adoption From Foster Care is Changing Lives Across Canada Globe Newswire - July 24, 2017 With more than 30,000 children in Canada waiting to be adopted, the Dave Thomas Foundation for Adoption is excited to see … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway Australia: Child protection staff to be embedded with Queensland Police News Grio - July 24, 2017 The 12-month trial will be rolled out from September in Toowoomba, Townsville, the Gold Coast and four child protection staff will take up new roles at … [Read more...]