➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: US: J.K. Rowling Breaks Down Why Volunteering At Orphanages Can Cause More Harm Than Good (Opinion) The Huffington Post - August 25, 2016 Harry Potter author J.K. Rowling is at it again with her epic Twitter takedowns. In a series of 12 on-point … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: US: Why Is Adoption So Expensive? A Look At The Rising Costs Romper - August 26, 2016 Why is adoption so expensive? And how the heck did it get that way? https://www.romper.com/p/why-is-adoption-so-expensive-a-look-at-the-rising-costs-16084 … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: US: No Longer Preventing Prevention Services (Opinion) Chronicle of Social Change - August 26, 2016 Youth in foster care are arguably the most at-risk group of young people in America, and one topic that dominated much of the storytelling and … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: US: More Kids for Fewer Homes? Chronicle of Social Change - August 26, 2016 Recent federal data indicate that the foster child population has risen slightly over the past few years to just over 415,000 wards. During the same time, home placements … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: US: Judith Eckerle, M.D.: Children adopted internationally or domestically need specialized care Minn Post - August 26, 2016 For more than two decades, families adopting internationally relied on the University of Minnesota's International Adoption … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: US: Open the files, abused ex-gymnast tells USA Gymnastics (Includes Video) USA Today - August 27, 2016 The South Carolina woman's former coach, William McCabe, began abusing her in 1999, according to court records. That was the year after USA … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: NY: Long Nights With Little Sleep for Homeless Families Seeking Shelter New York Times - August 28, 2016 In a cascade of good intentions and unintended consequences, homeless parents and their children are facing dayslong waits and sleepless nights … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: United Kingdom: Supotco Launches New Child Protection App (Press release) SBWIRE - August 26, 2016 The Supotco service is available on Android and allows parents to manage their child's mobile phone from an easy-to use online dashboard. The app is … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: South Africa: Workload increases at Child Welfare South Coast Herald - August 26, 2016 Child Welfare societies countrywide play a vital and crucial role within the communities they represent. Numerous services are rendered to the needy in the … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: Rwanda: The National Commission for Children (NCC) has called for collective efforts to protect the rights of children. The New Times - August 26, 2016 The National Commission for Children (NCC) has called for collective efforts to protect the rights … [Read more...]