➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: US: Are adoptive parents 'parents'? Analyst's word choice sparks backlash (Includes video) Christian Science Monitor - August 10, 2016 "I think people don't really understand adoption," Ms. Caughman tells the Monitor. "They don't really understand … [Read more...]

NBC announcer says he regrets tweet about Biles' parents NEW YORK — NBC announcer Al Trautwig said Monday he regrets tweeting that the adoptive mother and father of American gymnastics star Simone Biles were not her parents, a declaration that angered advocates for adoption. Trautwig had been … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: Kenya: Celebrity and YouTube Stars Team Up with ActionAid to Disrupt the Internet as FGM 'Cutting Season' Begins in Kenya Informazione.it - August 10, 2016 Alesha Dixon, Katherine Kelly, and Joanne Froggatt and a host of other well-known UK actors, … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: Iran: Iran eases process for foster, adoptive parenting Tehran Times - August 10, 2016 The adoption and foster laws which dated back to some 44 years ago were revised and modified in 2013 and are going to be implemented in the near future, Habibollah … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: Ghana: USAID and Ministry of Gender, Children and Social Protection Sign Care Reform Collaboration Agreement SocioLingo Africa - August 09, 2016 Through the USAID Displaced Children and Orphans Fund, USAID will be providing $3 million to support the … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: NY: Case workers need more holistic approach to identifying chronic child neglect (Press release) US: Child Welfare Ideas from the Experts, #12: Federal Foster Home Preservation Strategies Chronicle of Social Change - August 09, 2012 Rhodes would … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: DE: New law requires curriculum on child sex abuse awareness Associated Press - August 10, 2016 Officials say Delaware is joining more than 25 other states that have enacted legislation requiring the study or development of curricula for educating … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: United Arab Emirates: Child Protection Law in the United Arab Emirates JD Supra - August 05, 2016 The Community Development Authority (CDA) of Dubai has recently drafted a new child protection policy, which protects children, investigates abuses … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: Australia: Chloe Valentine's grandmother urges SA Government to act quickly on royal commission proposals ABC News Australia - August 08, 2016 The report has 260 recommendations and the Government has promised to immediately act on some of them, … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: US: Think a Tragedy Can't Get Any Worse? Just Add Child Protective Services (Opinion) The Chronicle of Social Change - August 04, 2016 In a field filled with subjectivity and bias, it's sometimes assumed that one determination is easy: figuring out … [Read more...]