➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: PA: Babies addicted to drugs surging in Pa. PennLive - September 28, 2016 The frequency of pregnant women being hospitalized for problems related to drug abuse rose by 120 percent from 2000 to 2015, according to a new report from the Pennsylvania … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: US: Review Highlights Research, Policy and Practices to Best Serve LGBTQ Youth in Foster Care Annie E. Casey Foundation - September 22, 2016 As the child welfare field responds to the growing number of older youth who are coming into foster care, new … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: US: Child Poverty Declines After Peaking in 2011 Annie E. Casey Foundation - September 16, 2016 After the Great Recession, the nation's child poverty rate increased steadily, peaking at 23% in 2011. Since then, the rate has been on a slow decline and, … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: US: New Report Underlines Role of Family in Preventing Youth Homelessness True Colors Fund - September 14, 2016 The Urban Institute has released a new report to fill that knowledge gap. Through literary review and conversations with key individuals … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: Canada: Indigenous children for sale: The money behind the Sixties Scoop (Includes video) CBC News - September 28, 2016 The scoop, as it is called, refers to the era from the 1960s to the 1980s, when child welfare authorities scooped up Indigenous … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: United Kingdom: Child abuse inquiry plunged into further controversy after top lawyer suspended The Sun - September 29, 2016 Ben Emmerson QC was told he should not continue his work as matters needed to be "properly investigated". The inquiry, which … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: NY: CPS caseworkers push for caseload reduction bill (Includes video) Binghamton Homepage - September 27, 2016 Local Child Protective Services caseworkers along with state leaders are urging the Governor to sign a bill that would ease their workload. … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: PA: Report: Rate of newborns with drug problems up 250 percent in Pennsylvania WTAE - September 27, 2016 The Pennsylvania Health Care Cost Containment Council report says nearly 2 percent of the roughly 2,700 newborn hospitalizations last year were … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: Canada: Adoption system in Ontario riddled with red tape, needs overhaul: Children's advocate (Opinion) (Includes video) CityNews - September 27, 2016 The process of adopting a child in Ontario is so lengthy and convoluted that many hopeful parents … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: International: World: World Vision and ChildPact to release new tool measuring government efforts to protect children ReliefWeb - September 28, 2016 Today, World Vision and ChildPact, will launch the Child Protection Index in Brussels. This tool … [Read more...]