➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: US: Do adopted children have a 'right' to know their birth parents? Deseret News - August 15, 2016 It's not a question without some concerns. Some fear that in an era of more open adoption, a woman might be reluctant to give up a child for adoption … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: US: Fetal Alcohol Syndrome: A Hidden Epidemic? The Fix - August 16, 2016 "I'd seen this pattern in children as far back as med school. We were taught that rates of what was then called mild, mental retardation, were twice as high in low-income … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: US: Exiting Without Family is a Harsh Reality for 12% of Kids Leaving Foster Care Kids Count Data Center - August 18, 2016 The research is clear. Those formerly in foster care face an uphill road to adulthood, and an absent connection to family only … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: PA: In the Lehigh Valley, heroin's reach extends to the children of addicts (Includes video) Morning Call - August 13, 2016 Struggles like Maholland's are only becoming more commonplace, as Pennsylvania grapples with a heroin epidemic fueled by cheap … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: NY: Newborn's death raises new questions about regulation of fertility clinics New York Times - August 13, 2016 Kathleen Steele was 61, a widow and raising two young children alone when a New York fertility clinic agreed to help her have a third … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: CT: DCF offers few details on closing controversial jail for juveniles Connecticut Mirror - August 15, 2016 The report may be titled "Plan for the Closure of the Connecticut Juvenile Training School," but the state's child welfare agency provides few … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: Romania: Gov't approved norms modified and completed to enforce the Law on Adoptions ActMedia - August 12, 2016 The norms establish, among other things, that the lawfulness of the certificate of adoptive family is prolonged to two years, from one, as … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: Kenya: In order to progress as a nation, we must all fight violence against women (Opinion) Daily Nation - August 14, 2016 Gender violence knows no cultural, religion, class, or geographical boundaries. It impacts women in developed as well as … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: Ghana: Journalists trained on child protection Ghana News Agency - August 12, 2016 The Upper East Regional Chapter of the Ghana Journalists Association (GJA) has been equipped with the requisite knowledge and skills to report on child protection and … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: Ghana: Ghana should implement child protection laws - Specialist Ghana News Agency - August 14, 2016 Mr Emmanuel Nyarko Tetteh, a child protection specialist with the Compassion International Ghana (CIGH), has called for the implementation of all … [Read more...]