➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: Namibia: 'Little Bugs' brings early childhood development to the desert UNICEF - September 13, 2016 Initially set up as a family establishment, Little Bugs ECD centre is today one of five regionally diverse centres supported by UNICEF to strengthen … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: Australia: Senate to investigate allegations of child abuse on Nauru and Manus Island The Guardian - September 12, 2016 The Guardian's publication of the Nauru files renewed attention on Australia's offshore detention regime, particularly the Nauru … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: Australia: Tasmania's foster care system 'dysfunctional', call for private sector shift ABC Online (Australia) - September 13, 2016 A survey of Tasmanian foster carers has flagged serious concerns with the state's Out of Home Care (OOHC) support … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: US: Putting Families First (Opinion) The Chronicle of Social Change - September 06, 2016 In otherwise contentious and turbulent times, Congress is coming together to support a fundamental American value - family. The Family First Prevention Services … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: US: Guest commentary: Developing skills of cultural competency News Gazette - September 11, 2016 Words sometimes matter. Behavior always matters. Cultural competence exists in between words and behaviors. It's treacherous territory. Because in … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: US: Janet Reno Endowment Will Strengthen Child Advocacy Field She Has Always Supported (Opinion) Youth Today - September 12, 2016 To honor Janet Reno's commitment to juvenile justice reform and prevention, CJJR will coordinate and manage a leadership … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: NY: Erie County Department of Social Services report: Average child protective worker caseload below 15 (Press release) Niagara Frontier Publications - September 12, 2016 The Erie County Department of Social Services' ("ECDSS") monthly report to the … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: United Kingdom: Red tape 'stops school nurses doing job' BBC News - September 12, 2016 The nurses questioned said they were finding it harder to successfully refer children at risk to social services because of some councils' increasingly high … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: Egypt: Mothers Take On Female Genital Mutilation, Pinning Hopes on Younger Generations Global Voices - September 11, 2016 Egypt outlawed FGM in 2008. Eight years later, women's rights activists and non-governmental organizations say mothers' … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: US: Foster Care Recruitment: Yesterday's Solutions No Longer Work (Opinion) Chronicle of Social Change - September 09, 2016 Why have foster homes become harder to find and retain? Has child welfare slacked off in its recruitment efforts? Have … [Read more...]