➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: US: What Children's Brains Tell Us About Trauma: Invest Early (Opinion) The Chronicle of Social Change - March 09, 2016 If we are serious about helping children, we must ask ourselves with greater urgency: At what point should we begin to pay … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: US: Eight Years Later, "Foster Care to 21" Moving Toward a Majority in U.S. The Chronicle of Social Change - April 07, 2016 The Alaska House of Representatives unanimously approved a bill late last week that would enable foster youth to remain in … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: US: Breaking: Federal Agency Publishes Proposed Rule, Announces Major Grant to Implement ICWA Indian Country Today - April 07, 2016 Signaling continued federal intent to support the Indian Child Welfare Act, today the Administration for Children and … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: NJ: Action on child abuse needs to improve Jersey Journal - April 07, 2016 A primary weakness in preventing abuse is the confounding reality that a majority of children who are abused do not get investigated by child protective … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: Commonwealth of the Bahamas: 142 Child Abuse Cases In Grand Bahama Bahamas Tribune - April 06, 2016 There were 142 child abuse cases reported in Grand Bahama in 2015, Assistant Director of Social Services Paula Marshall said on Tuesday while … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: Australia: Olympic chief: Child abuse laws as important as anti-doping Associated Press - April 07, 2016 The head of the Australian Olympic Committee says child abuse prevention needs to be elevated to the same importance as the anti-doping code … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: US: So Little to Ask For: A Home (Opinion) New York Times - April 07, 2016 In a year in which there finally is serious talk about inequality, the ultimate poverty is lack of shelter. And the good news is that in the last decade or so, we've figured … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: US: For Nontraditional Families, The Tax Code Can Be Especially Confusing (Includes audio) National Public Radio - April 07, 2016 "Every year up until now, we've been fine doing our taxes," says Franklin, who works in a warehouse. But this year, the … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: NY: New York Tries New Ways to Increase Stability for Kids in Foster Care Youth Today - April 06, 2016 Placement in the child welfare system is traumatizing for children, says Forbes, and they frequently react with challenging, defiant behavior. … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: NY: Foster Parents Are The Best Therapy For Traumatized Children In The System (Opinion) (Includes audio) WXXI - April 06, 2016 In 2014--the most recent year for which data is available--a total 650,000 kids spent at least part of the year in foster … [Read more...]