➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: United Kingdom: Economist Editorial Claims 'Minor Forms' Of Female Genital Mutilation OK Huffington Post - June 27, 2016 Activists are up in arms over an article suggesting "minor forms of genital cutting" should be permitted. An editorial published … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: United Kingdom: Ofsted issues warning over 'unmanageable' caseloads Community Care - June 28, 2016 Ofsted has warned councils they need to tackle social worker caseloads that are "too high", after identifying it as a common problem in poorly … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: United Kingdom: Child abuse reports in Suffolk more than double East Anglian Daily Times - June 28, 2016 Child cruelty cases have more than doubled in Suffolk over the past three years, while Essex has seen a 50% increase in offences, figures … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: South Africa: Setshabelo: 'a place of refuge' Mission News Network - June 27, 2016 Pure and undefiled religion in the sight of our God and Father is this: to visit orphans and widows in their distress, and to keep oneself unstained by the world." … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: Japan: Revamping child welfare, but tens of thousands still institutionalized in Japan Reuters - June 27, 2016 A baby lies in a metal-bar cot drinking from a bottle perched on his pillow in a Tokyo orphanage. There's no one to hold and feed him or … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: Ethiopia: Raising My Voice for Ethiopian Girls (Opinion) Huffington Post - June 27, 2016 I am optimistic that by 2030, girls will take a step forward in transforming communities at the national and international level. In Ethiopia by 2030, I want to … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: US: WIOA Partners: HHS/ACF Invites 'Statements of Interest' for Participation in the National Advisory Committee on the Trafficking of Children and Youth in the United States U.S. Department of Labor - June 27, 2016 The Administration for Children … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: PA: Teacher, school board member charged with failing to report child sex abuse (Includes video) WPXI - June 27, 2016 A substitute teacher and a school board member in the Aliquippa School District are facing charges of failing to report child sexual … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: PA: Bill aims to help grandparents raise their grandchildren (Includes video) CBS 21 - June 27, 2016 House Bill 662, currently in a senate committee, would create a kinship navigator pilot program. It would assess the feasibility of establishing a … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: Strong collaboration' needed to help end violence against children in Viet Nam, says UN envoy The United Nations - June 24, 2016 Concluding a three-day visit to Viet Nam, a United Nations envoy has called on the government, civil society and all … [Read more...]