➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway International: Charges against Vatican cardinal revive questions about Pope Francis' handling of child sexual abuse by priests Washington Post - July 01, 2017 The Catholic Church's child sexual abuse scandal ensnared one of Pope Francis's top lieutenants … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway Australia: Foster career shortage creating crisis for older children and teens in NSW ABC News Australia - July 02, 2017 Teenager Alex Cross-Bennett knows his life could have taken a very different path if he did not have a foster carer - and he is one … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway Australia: Child abuse victim speaks out against Cardinal Pell and Catholic Church New Zealand Herald - July 02, 2017 Smith said he wanted the Catholic Church to do more for victims of abuse. "They need to pay more attention to what we're saying... and … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway US: Trump Administration Accused Of Using Immigrant Kids As 'Bait' To Catch Parents (Includes video) Huffington Post - June 30, 2017 Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials confirmed that their "surge initiative" against human smuggling operations, … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway US: Top Five Threats to Child Welfare from the Senate Health Care Repeal Proposal (Opinion) Georgetown University Health Policy Institute - June 30, 2017 The Senate's proposal to repeal the Affordable Care Act (ACA) and to sharply cut Medicaid payments … [Read more...]

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➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway US: The opioid crisis is straining the nation's foster-care systems (Includes video) Washington Post - July 01, 2017 The trend in Maine is echoed in foster-care systems throughout the country, especially in rural areas that have been hit hard by … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NY: Washington County expanding efforts to keep teens out of jail Post Star - June 30, 2017 For years, Washington County has managed to keep most juveniles out of jail by creating individual plans for each child who is detained. Now, the county will … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NY: Senate passes legislation to help children Daily News - July 03, 2017 The New York State Senate passed a series of bills recently that continues its longstanding commitment to protecting children from abuse and improving their … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: New Jersey political standoff shuts down state government Reuters - July 01, 2017 During the shutdown, state police, prisons, child welfare services, NJ Transit and other health and safety operations will continue to function, Christie said in an … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway CT: Malloy prepares CT for life without a new state budget CT Mirror - June 30, 2017 When the new fiscal year begins Saturday, Connecticut will owe hundreds of millions of dollars more for things like: Medicaid services bound by federal entitlement … [Read more...]