➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway US: States Work To Keep Opioid Epidemic From Splitting Up Families Kaiser Health News - August 17, 2017 The problem has led states to invest in new approaches, linking drug treatment with efforts to keep families together - a bid to tackle both substance … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway US: Golden glow gone amid scandal, USA Gymnastics faces change Columbus Republic - August 17, 2017 Less than two months removed from Daniels' report, there are signs of progress. National team members who fly into Houston for training camps must be … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway US: Muslims in foster care need exposure Arab American News - August 18, 2017 The Muslim Foster Care Association (MFCA) is a nonprofit founded in 2015 by Ranya Shbeib and Sameena Zahoor that assists Muslims in the foster care system, and also facilitates … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway PA: Mentors make all the difference when a child's parent goes to jail, advocates say in Lancaster Lancaster Online - August 17, 2017 Bethany Christian Services, best known for its adoption and foster care services, hopes to have 10 Lancaster County … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway PA: For traumatized teens, 'special' foster parents needed Morning Call - August 17, 2017 Finding someone willing to foster a teen or young adult is already difficult, said Kevin Dolan, administrator of Northampton County's Division of Children, Youth … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NY: Foster Care as Punishment? A Case of Biased Reporting by the New York Times (Opinion) Chronicle of Social Change - August 17, 2017 The reporters' fixation on child removals ignores the overall trend in New York City away from placing children in … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway DE: Bills helping foster kids become law Delaware State News - August 18, 2017 Gov. John Carney signed into law Thursday two bills giving foster children expanded opportunities. Senate Bill 56 provides liability protections for foster parents and … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway United Kingdom: Sajid Javid calls for child abuse debate after Sarah Champion exit BBC News - August 17, 2017 Ms Champion's article was written after 17 men were convicted of forcing girls in Newcastle to have sex. The men, who were mostly British-born, … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway New Zealand: Dame Susan Devoy asks UN to push for child abuse inquiry New Zealand Herald - August 16, 2017 The Race Relations Commissioner has asked the United Nations to pressure New Zealand's Government to hold an inquiry into child abuse in state-run … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway Japan: Spotlight: Number of child abuse cases in Japan spikes in 2016, welfare workers overstretched Xinhua Net - August 17, 2017 The number of cases of child abuse in Japan that involved child consultation centers increased to a record level in 2016, … [Read more...]