➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NY: Sex abuse victims to push again for child victims' act Associated Press - November 16, 2017 Advocates for a bill in New York that would loosen the statute of limitations for molestation are hoping the national attention on sexual misconduct gives … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway Haiti: How traffickers exploit children in Haiti's orphanages CNN - November 20, 2017 There are at least 30,000 children living in orphanages in Haiti. It is a staggering number for a country of 10 million people, but perhaps even more shocking, most of … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway Canada: Indigenous services minister says Ottawa will participate in Innu foster care inquiry (Includes audio) CBC Radio - November 17, 2017 Indigenous Services Minister Jane Philpott says her government will attend a provincial inquiry into the … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway Bangladesh: UN finds one-third of Rohingya families in refugee camps are 'vulnerable' CGTN - November 16, 2017 The UN refugee agency (UNHCR) did the survey, collecting data from 517,643 refugees. The survey was designed to measure how aid and relief work … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway Australia: Shaping a better child protection system New South Wales Government - November 20, 2017 The Department of Family and Community Services invites interested individuals and organisations to make submissions on proposals to improve the NSW child … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway US: The Path Out of Foster Care Crisis Runs Through Family (Commentary) Chronicle of Social Change - November 17, 2017 Multiple studies and experience in the United States, Canada and Australia have provided clear answers. Every child has, or can have, … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway US: The Moments That Changed the Meaning of Adoption in the U.S. Time - November 17, 2017 "The key shift is the Enlightenment, when children start to be viewed as individuals with rights and to whom we have obligations, whereas they used to be seen as a … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway US: Opinion: Adoption month's worth celebrating Atlanta Journal-Constitution - November 17, 2017 There's a story behind every adoption. Adoptive parents are all led and motivated by so many different things. November is National Adoption Month and as an … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway US: National Adoption Awareness Month 2017: Hearing and Honoring Adoptee Voices Huffington Post - November 17, 2017 Everyone with a connection to, or interest in, adoption needs to hear these truths expressed by adoptees that have been up until recently … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway US: Four Million Young People Were Homeless Last Year. Four Million. Mother Jones - November 17, 2017 Nearly 4.2 million kids and young adults without a parent or guardian are homeless across the United States over the course of a year. A new study from … [Read more...]