➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: PA: Officials: Significant Improvements' To Child Abuse Hotline Response CBS Philly - September 15, 2016 The State Department of Human Resources says it has made 'significant' strides toward resolving problems with Pennsylvania's child abuse … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: PA: Back to school brings child abuse reports; Pa. says it's better able to react (Includes video) PennLive - September 15, 2016 A Pennsylvania official on Thursday said the state has made great progress in improving a child-abuse reporting system … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: NJ: Changing adoption law in New Jersey Catholic Star Herald - September 15, 2016 On Jan. 1, 2017, a new adoption law will go into effect in the State of New Jersey. It allows adult adoptees, and others, access to adoptees' original birth … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: United Kingdom: Until FGM is prosecuted, this barbaric practice will go on flourishing in modern Britain (Opinion) The Independent - September 14, 2016 Like rape, FGM is a hidden crime that goes significantly underreported because its victims fear … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: Cambodia: Quebec Officials Talk Adoption With Ministry of Social Affairs The Cambodia Daily - September 15, 2016 Canadian couples hoping to adopt Cambodian children moved a step closer to achieving their dreams this week as officials from Quebec … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: Australia: Mason's law: Grandparents weep as new child protection laws pass Queensland Parliament ABC News Australia - September 14, 2016 The grandparents fighting to change Queensland's mandatory reporting laws for childcare workers to report … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: US: Violence is Just One Part of Childhood Trauma Chronicle of Social Change - September 10, 2016 Many people and organizations focus on preventing violence with the belief that if our society can stop violence against children, then most childhood … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: US: Editorial Landmark foster care bill requires some work Los Angeles Times - September 10, 2016 As it begins its final weeks in session, the 114th Congress is taking up a bill known as the Family First Prevention Services Act that, if passed, would … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: US: Our Juvenile Justice System Is Failing LGBTQ Youth Rewire - September 14, 2016 About 7 to 9 percent of young people in the United States identify as LGBTQ or gender-nonconforming. But recent research finds that percentage doubles among youth in … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: US: Is Extreme Childhood Obesity 'Nutritional Neglect'? Psychology Today - September 14, 2016 How much are parents responsible for their children's excessive … [Read more...]