➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway US: New CHAMPS Campaign to Focus On State-Level Foster Care Improvement Chronicle of Social Change - June 29, 2017 A large group of funders, advocates and service organizations are spearheading a new campaign to improve the quality of the foster care … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway US: How the Opioid Epidemic Harms Youth and Families Chronicle of Social Change - June 29, 2017 The second most common cause for entry into foster care system nationwide, parental substance use disorder consistently jeopardizes child health and safety. … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway US: Homeless LGBTQ youth struggle to escape harassment at shelters Think Progress - June 29, 2017 LGBTQ youth need shelters to be safe from harassment and sexual assault. But too often, shelters fail to protect … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway US: "Stop-and-Frisk" for Caregivers: How Expanded Mandated Reporting Laws Hurt Families (Opinion) Truthout - June 29, 2017 Eighteen states now have "universal" reporting requirements, making all residents mandated reporters to child protective services, … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway US: Immigration 'surge initiative' to target parents, relatives who smuggled their children into U.S. Washington Times - June 30, 2017 A new "surge initiative" aims to identify and arrest the adult sponsors of unaccompanied minors who paid coyotes or … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway US: For Opioids' Youngest Victims, Is Help Too Little, Too Late? Governing - June 30, 2017 Opioids pose special challenges for child welfare agencies. Compared with addiction to cocaine or methamphetamine, the recovery period is longer and the chance of … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NY: NYC Pays Private Firm $51K for a Month of Monitoring Embattled Administration for Children's Services (Video) NBC4 NY - June 29, 2017 Earlier this year, the I-Team was the first to report that an independent monitor ordered by Gov. Cuomo to oversee … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: Annual count finds fewer homeless people in South Jersey (Includes video) Courier-Post - June 28, 2017 "While the slight decrease in homelessness in New Jersey is a positive result, the reality is that the size of the homeless population has remained … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway Ireland: Number of homeless children in Ireland hits record high News Talk - July 02, 2017 Earlier this year, the Government vowed to end by July the use of hotels and B&Bs as long-term accommodation for homeless families. However Housing Minister … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway International: Charges against Vatican cardinal revive questions about Pope Francis' handling of child sexual abuse by priests Washington Post - July 01, 2017 The Catholic Church's child sexual abuse scandal ensnared one of Pope Francis's top lieutenants … [Read more...]