➡ 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...]

➡ 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...]