➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway Iraq: 'Assassination of Childhood': Outcry in Iraq Over Proposals to Legalize Child Marriage Loop (Iraq) - November 04, 2017 Troops have only just liberated the final major ISIS stronghold, but now Iraq's parliament is voting on changes opponents say are … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway Ethiopia: JRS inaugurates its Child Protection Centre Jesuit Refugee Service - November 06, 2017 Last week JRS officially inaugurated its Child Protection Centre in Addis Ababa. The centre is the first of its kind and has been operating since July. It … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway Canada: 'Living death': Study suggests having kids in foster care bad for mothers CBC News - November 04, 2017 A new study out of the University of Manitoba shows kids are not the only ones affected by the child welfare system - mothers of children who … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway Canada: Minister Goodale issues new direction on keeping children out of Canada's immigration detention system and keeping families together (Press release) Canada Border Services Agency - November 06, 2017 The key objective of the Ministerial Direction … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway Bulgaria: Migrants and Refugees - New Program for Unaccompanied Children SOS Children's Viliage Canada - November 06, 2017 SOS Children's Villages Bulgaria is launching an emergency program to care for unaccompanied children, becoming the sixth SOS … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway US: Trump's Top Child Welfare Official Speaks Chronicle of Social Change - November 06, 2017 In June, the Trump administration hired Jerry Milner to lead the federal agency within the Department of Health and Human Services that oversees federal child … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway US: Christian leaders decry plan to scrap adoption tax credit Christian Times - November 07, 2017 Christian leaders are calling on Republican lawmakers to reconsider the plan to scrap the adoption tax credit, which eases the financial burden of families … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway US: Bishops' new child protection program aims to create culture of mindfulness Catholic News Agency - November 07, 2017 After years of research, the U.S. bishops are rolling out a new training program that takes some of the best risk-management … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway CT: DCF reaching out to same-sex couples as adoptive parents Connecticut Mirror - November 06, 2017 Connecticut's governor and its commissioner of the Department of Children and Families, who played a role in legalizing gay marriage as a state Supreme … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway Ireland: 35 US-born children adopted by Irish families Journal - November 02, 2017 Thirty five American-born children have been adopted by Irish families in the past four years, under an international adoption agreement. Minister for Children and Youth … [Read more...]