➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: US: Adoption Agencies Bolstering LGBTQ Families (Opinion) Human Rights Campaign - August 01, 2016 Adoption agencies around the country are stepping up in support of LGBTQ families. With such a large pool of LGBTQ adults that want to be parents, these … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: US: Child Welfare Ideas from the Experts, #7: Federal Data Collection, Training Mandates, on LGBTQ Foster Youth Chronicle of Social Change - August 02, 2016 Rivera would have Congress include a new requirement in the collection of state data in the … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: NY: Another Voice: Time stands still for foster children in need of a home (Opinion) Buffalo News - July 31, 2016 There are people who are willing to help. Foster families step forward to take these children's problems as their own. Each foster … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: Somalia: Somalia urged to pass law banning "horrendous" FGM Reuters - August 02, 2016 Somalia's next government should ensure a law is passed banning all forms of female genital mutilation (FGM), a U.N. official said on Tuesday, describing the deeply … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: India: Petition Against Female Genital Mutilation Evokes An Angry Backlash National Public Radio - August 02, 2016 Until the petition went public in December, many Indians didn't know female genital mutilation - or FGM - happens in the country at all. … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: US: A Healthier Start: Addressing Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome and Opioid Misuse during Pregnancy Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration - August 02, 2016 There has been a five-fold increase in babies born with Neonatal Abstinence … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: US: Child Welfare Ideas from the Experts, #8: State Family Drug Court Standards, Federal Funds for Substance Abuse Chronicle of Social Change - August 03, 2016 Morin would make the presence of family drug court standards a prerequisite for states … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: United Kingdom: Supreme Court rules against Scottish Named Person scheme International Business Times UK - July 28, 2016 Judges at the Supreme Court have ruled against Scottish government plans to appoint a named person - usually a teacher or health … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: North America: Violence Against Indigenous Women and Girls: Commitments from the North American Leaders Summit Environment Guru - July 25, 2016 Amongst the many commitments announced at the NALS was a tri-lateral commitment to address the scourge of … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: US: Rochester Native Speaks at DNC About His Life in the Foster Care System (Includes video) Time Warner Cable News: Rochester - July 28, 2016 Jelani Freeman is not only showing his support for Hillary Clinton at the Democratic National Convention, … [Read more...]