➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: US: Same-Sex Couples Can Now Adopt In Every State Vital Voice - July 01, 2016 Yesterday, a federal judge ruled that Mississippi's ban on same-sex couples adopting children is unconstitutional, making gay adoption legal in all 50 states. U.S. District … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: US: Op-ed: Hatch's 'Family First' bill will help keep families intact and successful Salt Lake Tribune - July 02, 2016 Amid the political polarization of a presidential election year, bipartisan legislation is hard to come by. But true to form, Sen. … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: PA: Dauphin County child welfare agency to have full license restored Penn Live - July 04, 2016 Dauphin County Children and Youth Services Administrator Annmarie Kaiser said in a statement that the state's restoration of the full license … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: NY: LGBTQ Foster Youth Share Personal Stories, Urge Acceptance Chronicle of Social Change - July 01, 2016 You Gotta Believe is one of the few organizations across the country that focuses on finding permanent families for young adults and teens in … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: NY: Program helps support relatives raising kids (Opinion) Times Herald-Record - July 02, 2016 Ray Macur was at a golf tournament with Matt Stoddard, a buddy in the ironworkers union, in 2014, when the two came up with the idea of raising money to … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: NJ: Gov. Chris Christie freezes $100 million in public aid until public employees cut $250 million in health benefits New York Daily News - July 03, 2016 According to NJ.com, his executive order late Thursday cut into half of the money put away to … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: United Kingdom: Child abuse inquiry in disarray after chairwoman quits in row over 'offensive' comments to survivors Scottish Daily Record - July 04, 2016 The chair of a major inquiry into child abuse in Scotland has resigned following claims she … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: United Kingdom: Survivors to demand answers over independence of child abuse inquiry Herald Scotland - July 05, 2016 Alan Draper, spokesman for In Care Abuse Survivors Scotland (INCAS), said Mr Swinney would need to answer questions about the … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: Russia: A gaffe too far: Russia's controversial children's rights ombudsman resigns Russia Beyond the Headlines - July 06, 2016 Pavel Astakhov, whose tactless and cynical comments made him deeply unpopular with many Russians and who came to … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: Canada: Feds pressed on child welfare funding ahead of MMIW inquiry announcement The Canadian Press - July 05, 2016 The Indigenous Affairs Department is required to update the Canadian Human Rights Tribunal by Wednesday on how it funds child welfare … [Read more...]