➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway US: Study: Children who are spanked more likely to become violent toward future partners KDVR - December 05, 2017 "Kids who said they had experienced corporal punishment were more likely to have recently committed dating violence." This result, he said, … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway US: Opioid Epidemic Burdening Grandparents, Foster Homes Healthline - December 05, 2017 As the opioid epidemic forces more children out of their parents' custody, grandparents like Hudson are stepping in to fill the gap. But as they become the primary … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway US: Alliance for children Salina Journal - December 05, 2017 Responsibility for the welfare of children in need does not end at a country's border. That's why Saint Francis Community Services announced Tuesday the formation of an alliance with … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway US: Evaluating Smoking Bans (Audio) National Public Radio - December 06, 2017 A new study indicates that smoking bans, which were designed to affect adults' behavior, in fact improve children's … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway PA: State AG on child welfare: Opioid crisis has made things worse (Includes video) WOLF-TV - December 05, 2017 The House Children and Youth Committee is looking to improve child welfare across Pennsylvania and they want the auditor general's help. … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NY: Kings County Family Court celebrates more than 300 adoptions on National Adoption Day Brooklyn Daily Eagle - December 05, 2017 The Kings County Family Court hosted its own Adoption Day ceremony on Nov. 16 in Downtown Brooklyn where it celebrated the … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway United Kindgdom: Foster parent shortage in Scotland leads to one in five sibling groups being split up Herald (Scottland) - November 22, 2017 A report published by the Care Inspectorate, Scotland's social care watchdog, revealed that three in four … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway Canada: Indigenous kids largely apprehended because of poverty, says former child protection worker CBC News - November 21, 2017 A former child protection worker, once with the Ministry of Child and Family Development, says, in her experience, Indigenous … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway US: A Growing Number of Kids Are Impacted by Parental Incarceration Annie E. Casey Foundation - November 17, 2017 Close to six million kids in America have experienced losing a parent to prison or jail at some point in their lives - and this number is … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway US: When parents must pay child welfare ransom, children pay the price (Commentary) National Coalition for Child Protection Reform - November 20, 2017 Last August I wrote about the latest in a long line of studies that document how the best "preventive … [Read more...]