➡ 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...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: US: Five Decades of Child Welfare, Juvenile Justice and Party Platforms (Opinion) Chronicle of Social Change - July 28, 2016 Youth Services Insider dug into a couple of decades worth of Republican National Convention and Democratic National … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: US: Child Welfare Ideas from the Experts, #4: Limit Criminal History Barriers for Potential Kinship Caregivers Chronicle of Social Change - July 28, 2016 Reed proposes to amend Title IV-E to require that states adopt the criminal history standards … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: US: Child Welfare Ideas from the Experts, #5: Mandatory Minimum on Foster Care Payments Chronicle of Social Change - July 29, 2016 Harmon calls for a federal requirement that all states adhere to a minimum monthly foster care payment to be set, and … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: PA: State cutting down on over-drugged kids PennLive.com - July 28, 2016 A team based at Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center will be part of Pennsylvania's effort to cut down on overmedication of … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: PA: Children's Hospital partners in statewide psychiatry consultation program Penn State Live - July 28, 2016 "For an adolescent, a TiPS call could identify serious depression before a suicide attempt occurs," Waxmonsky said. "For a child with severe … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: United Kingdom: Senior judge Lady Smith named new head of child abuse inquiry Scotsman - July 27, 2016 A senior judge has been appointed to lead the independent public inquiry into the abuse of children in care, weeks after its previous chair quit … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: Somalia: Somali Government Reaffirms Its Commitment to Fighting Female Genital Mutilation AMISOM - July 27, 2016 The Federal Government of Somalia has reaffirmed its commitment to ensure female genital mutilation (FGM) and other forms of gender … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: Rwanda: Govt Pushes to Phase Out Orphanages With Foster Homes Soko Lako - July 28, 2016 The campaign focuses on phasing out orphanages by putting the orphans in normal family setting or foster homes. It also focuses on transforming Rwanda's current … [Read more...]