➡ 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...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway US: Administrator of the Administration for Children and Families: Who Is Lynn A. Johnson? AllGov - July 23, 2017 The next safety net chief will be Lynn A. Johnson, currently executive director of the Jefferson County (Colorado) Department of Human … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway US: SURVEY : More Americans Are Considering Children in Foster Care When Looking to Adopt (Press release) Glob Newswire - July 24, 2017 According to a new national survey conducted by Nielson on behalf of the Dave Thomas Foundation for Adoption, 25 … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway PA: Child Advocacy Center scheduled to open at end of month Times Observer - July 24, 2017 At the height of the Sandusky ordeal in State College, the idea of Child Advocacy Centers became well known, said Greene. Child Advocacy Centers (CACs) are … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NY: Upstate Creates Pediatric Fellowship with Special Focus on Treating Child Abuse, Neglect Newswise - July 20, 2017 Upstate Golisano Children's Hospital will offer for the first time a three-year pediatric fellowship with a special focus on treating … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NY: State's top child welfare agency is doing bad job overseeing foster care providers, DiNapoli study says New York Daily News - July 21, 2017 "The agency is not ensuring that caseworkers are making timely and frequent contact with children, their … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NY: Pinkerton Awards $1 Million for New York City Foster Care Program Philanthropy News Digest - July 22, 2017 The Pinkerton Foundation has announced grants totaling nearly $1 million to eight New York City foster care agencies in support of in-house … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway CT: Kidsave Program A Channel To Finding Homes For Older Children Newtown Bee - July 21, 2017 Ms Dale and Ms Jones are hosting Victor, a native of Colombia, for five weeks this summer through a program called Kidsave, a volunteer-driven effort to help … [Read more...]