➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway US: Opioid Treatment Funds In Senate Bill Would Fall Far Short Of Needs National Public Radio - July 20, 2017 Addiction treatment specialists warn that $45 billion is far from enough to address a crisis that has escalated across the United States in … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: L.A. Parker: Children need and deserve a voice in the discussion (Opinion) Trentonian - July 19, 2017 Having a voice, a say, an opportunity to participate matters, especially during teen years. Even as adults, at our jobs and in relationships, we … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway Canada: Cybertip.ca warns parents about Snapchat's new map feature CBC News - June 28, 2017 Cybertip.ca, a program run by the Canadian Centre for Child Protection, sent out a Cybertip alert on Tuesday about a new Snapchat feature called Snap Map. "The new … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway Australia: Top-ranking Vatican cardinal charged with sex offenses in Australia (Includes video) Washington Post - June 28, 2017 A cardinal in charge of the Vatican's finances has been charged with multiple sexual offenses by Australian police, in one of … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway US: Alcohol Use Among Homeless Youth Due to Victimization Varies by Gender and Type of Abuse Newswise - June 21, 2017 "Nearly 36,000 unaccompanied youths under the age of 25 are homeless on any given night in the U.S.," said Joan S. Tucker, senior … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway US: States Should Forbid Homeschooling by Adoption Subsidy Recipients (Opinion) Chronicle of Social Change - June 28, 2017 When adoption subsidies are paired with homeschooling, the combination can be lethal, as blogger Sandra Halverson Reicks points out … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway US: After Abuse Scandal, USA Gymnastics Says It Will Take Steps To Protect Athletes National Public Radio - June 28, 2017 USA Gymnastics announced Tuesday that it will adopt all 70 of the recommendations in an independent review of its policies about … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway PA: Beyond Sandusky: Penn State Center aims to help prevent similar tragedies CNHI News Service - June 28, 2017 Penn State is preparing to open a new $11 million Center for Healthy Children this summer with a mission to research how to best treat and … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway CT: DCF's New Strategy: Treating Children And Families In Their Own Homes Hartford Courant - June 28, 2017 Family-Based Recovery, or FBR, is an example of DCF's dramatic reversal in philosophy and practices, after years of a policy approach based largely … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway US: Double Punishment: After Prison, Moms Face Legal Battles to Reunite With Kids Truthout - February 26, 2017 In 2013, an estimated 19,858 (8 percent) of the children who entered foster care in the US did so because of a parent's incarceration. Child … [Read more...]