➡ 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...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway US: Paid parental leave is rare, but good for kids (Opinion) Child Trends - July 20, 2017 Despite widespread public support for paid family leave, very few U.S. workers have the opportunity to take paid time off after the birth or adoption of a child. … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway US: Child Welfare Ideas from the Experts #2: Federal Monitoring of Juvenile Justice Involvement Chronicle of Social Change - July 21, 2017 She would include Disproportionate Crossover Youth Contact (DCYC) as the fifth core requirement for state … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway US: Most kidnapped children are taken by a parent. That doesn't mean they're safe Washington Post - July 23, 2017 Our society fixates on "stranger danger." Popular media portrays abductors as pedophiles, serial killers and other strangers who prey on … [Read more...]