➡ 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...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway US: Every six weeks for more than 36 years: When will sex abuse in Olympic sports end? (Commentary) Washington Post - November 17, 2017 As the number of women accusing former Olympic gymnastics team physician Larry Nassar of sexual assault has continued … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway US: The Many Forms, Faces And Causes Of PTSD (Includes audio) National Public Radio - November 19, 2017 Post-traumatic stress disorder is often associated with combat, but trauma comes in many forms. Michael Coleman says he faced stress on a daily basis … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway PA: Special Report: State of the Child (Includes video) Fox 56 - November 16, 2017 Pennsylvania's child welfare system is broken. Those are the harsh words from the state's auditor general, who says Children and Youth Services is struggling to keep our … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway PA: State: York CYF made mistakes before 3-year-old girl killed in murder-suicide York Dispatch - November 18, 2017 State Department of Human Services investigations into two recent child fatalities revealed multiple missteps by York County's Office of … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway PA: Foster kid placed in West Philly 'house of horrors' wins $11M in lawsuit Metro - November 20, 2017 Bezar said social workers missed signs of sexual abuse in his client, including bed-wetting, regression in speech and behavior, and a sexual "acting … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NY: Soldato retiring as head of Oneida County Social Services Observer-Dispatch - November 19, 2017 "This is a job like no other job - you can effect change," she said. "You can see great joys; you can also see great tragedies. It's a job with high … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NY: Foster families keep getting child welfare payments despite broken adoptions New York Daily News - November 20, 2017 The State Senate was considering a bill that would permit child welfare agencies to halt payments to adoptive parents who stop caring … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway United Kingdom: Social workers battling rising tide of referrals Courier (UK) - November 21, 2017 The increase in child protection referrals is being linked to the 'See Something Say Something' campaign and an online reporting option which was introduced … [Read more...]