➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: Canada: Supporting foster kids to age 25 would save money: report Vancouver Sun - September 19, 2016 The cost of supporting foster children in B.C. for six additional years would be about $99,000 for each young person, but the benefits would far … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: US: Veterans now can use GI Bill to work in child welfare Tulsa World - September 18, 2016 Part of the GI Bill allows for use of the benefits by veterans hired by approved agencies to complete classroom instruction, undergo supervised on-the-job … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: United Kingdom: Unmanageable caseloads make you feel like you're failing everybody (Opinion) Community Care - September 21, 2016 There are times when one family can be all consuming and take up much of your time due to individual events, complexity … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: Australia: Child Protection Minister Susan Close's Bill would allow same-sex couples to apply for adoption in SA The Advertiser - September 20, 2016 Child Protection Minister Susan Close will today introduce the Bill to the Lower House which contains … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: United Kingdom: Croydon Council waiting to hear if it can send asylum seeking children away to ease pressure Croydon Advertiser - September 14, 2016 Croydon Council is waiting to hear if some of the asylum seeking children in its care can be sent to … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: Sierra Leone: Committee on the Rights of the Child Reviews the Report of Sierra Leone (Press release) The United Nations - September 15, 2016 The Committee on the Rights of the Child today concluded its consideration of the combined third to fifth … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: Nauru: UN calls on Nauru to continue work on children's rights Relief Web - September 14, 2016 The Committee on the Rights of the Child today concluded its consideration of the combined initial to sixth periodic report of Nauru on its implementation … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: Canada: Tribunal orders action on child welfare The Canadian Press - September 15, 2016 The Trudeau government is consciously discriminating against 163,000 children in its delivery of child welfare services on reserves, First Nations advocate Cindy … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: US: If you leave your kids alone, it's not predatory strangers who are a risk Toronto Star - September 10, 2016 A California study found it's moralizing do-gooders who are most likely to make … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: US: Trump's Parental Leave Proposal Sure Leaves Out A Lot Of Parents (Opinion) The Huffington Post - September 15, 2016 On Tuesday, the Republican presidential nominee presented a policy offering new mothers six weeks of maternity leave, but the … [Read more...]