➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway US: The REAL Foster Care Housing Crisis (Commentary) National Coalition for Child Protection Reform - November 02, 2017 Thousands of children are trapped in foster care because their parents don't have adequate housing. That is The REAL Foster Care … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway US: Immigration Policies Weigh Heavily on US Schools Immigration Reform - November 07, 2017 This naturally necessitates a growing phalanx of providers inside and outside the classroom. Surveying widely varying literacy rates among the new arrivals, … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway US: Google developer explains the pain losing adoption credit will cause (Commentary CNBC - November 08, 2017 As House Republicans mark up their tax overhaul, the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, adoptive families are pushing back on their decision to do away with … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NY: Essay: Adoption bridges families, provides children a home Post - November 09, 2017 Monroe County Family Court, now in its 54th year, has finalized more than 14,000 adoptions. Over the last 13 years, the court's celebration of National Adoption Day … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway CT: New Haven sues OxyContin makers over opioid epidemic (Includes video) WTNH - November 08, 2017 The city of New Haven is suing the makers of OxyContin, claiming they helped fuel the opioid epidemic in the Elm City. The city filed an 83-page lawsuit on … [Read more...]

REQUESTS FOR ORIGINAL NONCERTIFIED BIRTH RECORDS BY ADOPTED INDIVIDUALS On Nov. 3, 2016, Governor Wolf signed Act 127 of 2016. This Act outlines the process and requirements for adopted individuals to receive a noncertified copy of their original birth record. This Act takes effect on Nov. 3, … [Read more...]

United Kingdom: Child maintenance bank account loophole to be closed BBC News - October 29, 2017 Earlier this year, figures from the BBC's Victoria Derbyshire programme showed a UK backlog of more than £3.8bn in uncollected child maintenance payments. About 1.2 million people were owed … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway International: Why #Adoptee Activists Are Reclaiming National Adoption Awareness Month (NAAM 2017) #AdopteeRightsAwareness! (Commentary) Huffington Post - October 29, 2017 It's that time of year again, National Adoption Awareness Month, where you will … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway Canada: Media Advisory - Ontario College of Teachers Issues Advisory about Responding to the Bullying of Students Ontario College of Teachers - October 27, 2017 The licensing body for Ontario teachers is issuing professional advice to its 238,000 members … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway Canada: Former rep for First Nations child welfare lashes back at MP's criticism of $437K contract CBC News - October 27, 2017 The former federal ministerial representative on First Nation child welfare reform is lashing out at an NDP MP for suggesting … [Read more...]