➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: Australia: Changing Attitudes to Adoption - How are gays and lesbian affected? Gay News Network - August 25, 2016 Andrew Shaw looks at issues around adoption in Australia, and specifically how proposed new laws in Queensland could benefit gay and … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: US: Youth View Family First Act as an Opportunity to Strengthen Families The Chronicle of Social Change - August 24, 2016 This is the first of two stories written by FosterClub All Star interns recounting their experiences discussing federal … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: US: Q&A: Bryan Samuels, Chapin Hall executive director, discusses center's mission and research UChicago News - August 24, 2016 Chapin Hall's support from external sources has significantly increased over that time, and the center is leading the … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: PA: Attorney General ties Jerry Sandusky cover-up prosecution to Catholic church sex-abuse case PennLive - August 24, 2016 State prosecutors are asking a trial judge to proceed with child endangerment charges against three former Penn State … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: Russia: Controversy Erupts In Russia Over Report On Female Genital Mutilation National Public Radio - August 23, 2016 Asked to comment, Mufti Ismail Berdiev - a Muslim religious leader from the area - told a Moscow radio station, "Moscow Says," that … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: Australia: Save The Children Ex-Employee Leaks Details About Refugee Abuse On Nauru (Audio) National Public Radio - August 24, 2016 Steve Inskeep talks with Viktoria Vibhakar, formerly of Save the Children Australia, about why she disclosed documents … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: US: Why Do We Judge Parents For Putting Kids At Perceived - But Unreal - Risk? (Opinion) National Public Radio - August 22, 2016 Many parents who grew up playing outdoors with friends, walking alone to the park or to school, and enjoying other … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: US: Why are there so many queer and trans kids in the criminal justice system? Fusion - August 23, 2016 Contrary to the common refrain of "it gets better," a new report finds that the unique challenges facing LGBTQ and gender-nonconforming youth … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: US: Parental child abduction: Indian case-load second largest in US Zee News - August 23, 2016 New Delhi: The number of cases of inter-country parental child abduction related to Indians in the US is the second highest next only to Mexico, a senior … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: US: Corporal Punishment Use Found in Schools in 21 States Education Week - August 23, 2016 Federal civil rights data show students experienced corporal punishment in 21 states and more than 4,000 schools nationwide during the 2013-14 school year. … [Read more...]