➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: PA: Kinship eases foster child placement across Pennsylvania Pittsburgh Tribune Review - April 09, 2016 It's a concept being embraced throughout Pennsylvania, where 24 percent more at-risk children were placed in the homes of friends and relatives … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: NY: Advocates for abused kids applaud Albany Democrats for trying to fix child-rape law New York Daily News - April 11, 2016 Advocates for victims of child sex abuse on Monday hailed the state Senate's bill to eliminate the time limits to bring … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: Uganda: Cleveland pastor and his family create a family restoration center in Uganda Chattanooga Times Free Press - April 09, 2016 On March 9, after an emotional send-off from family and friends, Bucky and Julie Rogers boarded a plane with 15 … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: International: Outcomes for Orphans in Low- and Middle-Income Countries Consistent, Regardless of Care Setting National Institute of Child Health and Human Development - April 08, 2016 Several prominent studies, mainly focused on very young children … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: Canada: Open adoptions in Alberta hindered by online profile ban, say potential parents CBC News - February 04, 2016 Birth moms can't see web profiles of potential Alberta parents like they can in other … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: Australia: Early start making a big difference in child protection Brisbane Times - April 09, 2016 Child protection experts are cutting the need for children and teenagers to be removed from their … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: US: How Air Pollution Affects Babies Before They're Born Mother Jones - March 30, 2016 Air pollution leads to a whopping 16,000 premature births every year and costs the nation billions of dollars in medical costs and lost productivity, according to … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: US: When to Seek Out a Pediatric Social Worker - Q&A with an Expert Huffington Post - April 08, 2016 I recently had the opportunity to speak with Liz Disterhoft & ask her a whole bunch of questions about the field of social work. Liz received … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: US: Protect Foster Parents from Unwarranted Allegations (Opinion) Chronicle of Social Change - April 08, 2016 A major reason that many foster parents quit is the way our welfare systems handle allegations against … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: US: Poverty's Link to Foster Care Removals? It's in The Eyes Of The Workers (Opinion) Chronicle of Social Change - April 08, 2016 In his recent post about financing child welfare, Sean Hughes implied that it is an exaggeration to say that children … [Read more...]