➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway US: I Went Through the Michigan Foster Care System. The State Needs to Make It Easier for Kids to Find Good Homes, Not Harder. (Opinion) American Civil Liberties Union and the American Civil Liberties Union Foundation (ACLU) - September 21, 2017 I was in … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway US: Can Undocumented Immigrants Become Foster Parents in Your State? It Depends. Chronicle of Social Change - September 21, 2017 Though many states are facing a renewed pressure to recruit caregivers for foster children, few jurisdictions have created … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway PA: Keep families intact (Opinion) Times-Tribune - September 22, 2017 Recently, state Rep. Kathy Watson, Bucks County Republican, introduced a bill that would help ensure that babies who are born dependent on controlled substances are safely cared for … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NY: LGBTQ students more likely to face bullying, homelessness New York Daily News - September 20, 2017 Bullying and homelessness are far more likely to impact lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and questioning students compared to heterosexual kids, a … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NY: 'In One Day I Had Lost Everything That Mattered to Me': Stories From Inside the Child Welfare System Rise Magazine - September 20, 2017 In their coverage, many outlets focused on a familiar narrative of monstrous parents and failing caseworkers, in … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway CT: "The Faces of Kinship Care" Comes to Wes Weslyan Argus (Wesleyan University) - September 22, 2017 On Monday, Sept. 18, University graduates Julie Magruder '17 and Jackson DuMont '17 returned to their alma mater for a screening of their recently … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway Singapore: Spotting abuse of young kids Straights Times - September 25, 2017 A recent survey by the Singapore Children's Society suggested that pre-school teachers are not well trained in handling child abuse cases or are not aware of the resources … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway Rwanda: Govt Lifts Ban on Foreign Adoption of Rwandan Kids All Africa - September 21, 2017 Foreigners or persons outside Rwandan can now adopt children in the country, seven years after the Ministry of Gender and Family Promotion suspended the so-called … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway International: Tourism crimes! Volunteering and visiting Orphanages when traveling ETurboNews - September 22, 2017 It's human trafficking, child abuse and a crime participants often don't even know they are part of it. It happens in Myanmar, Nepal and … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway Democratic Republic of the Congo: Protecting Children in Armed Conflict: Voices from the field UN Office of the SRSG for Children and Armed Conflict - September 21, 2017 Despite progress made during the past decade, children across the globe continue to … [Read more...]