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➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NY: New York Expands Funding Access for Close Kin Who Become a Child's Legal Guardian Chronicle of Social Change - December 06, 2017 New York Governor Andrew Cuomo signed legislation late last month making it easier for close relatives and family friends … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NY: How Do You Care for Sex-Trafficking Victims if You Can't Hold On to Them? New York Times - December 06, 2017 Home to many young people who have been trafficked for sex, Hawthorne is supposed to help heal them and head off their return to prostitution … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NY: Tax overhaul poses major threat to New York nonprofits Crains NY Business - December 07, 2017 The Republican tax bills being considered in Washington threaten to significantly raise taxes for many New Yorkers. They also could deliver a hammer blow to … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway International: Internet Watch Foundation appoints Andrew Puddephatt as its Independent Chair (Press release) Cambridge Network - November 30, 2017 He said: "Child sex abuse is one of the most severe human rights abuses that can be perpetrated on anyone, … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway US: Why Are We Casting Older Foster Youth Aside? (Commentary) Chronicle of Social Change - November 30, 2017 We are trying to change a foster care culture that criminalizes, penalizes and discards our youth. We will never know the trauma of being removed … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway US: Kids in foster care on the rise Associated Press - November 30, 2017 The number of children in the U.S. foster care system has increased for the fourth year in a row, with substance abuse by parents a major factor, according to new federal data … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway US: Finding Safe, Loving Homes for Teens in Need (Includes video)(Press release) US Department of Health and Human Services - November 30, 2017 America now has more than 430,000 children in foster care, from infants to 21-year-olds, and new data released … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway US: Alton Healthcare and the Washington Group Merge to Improve Outcomes for Foster Children as DocAlton (Press release) DocAlton - November 30, 2017 Alton Healthcare, led by Dr. Ernie Fletcher, and The Washington Group, led by Mark A. Washington, merge … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway Singapore: Wilmar launches landmark sustainable finance deal, child protection policy Eco-Business - December 01, 2017 The announcement comes almost a year after international human rights group Amnesty International released a report outlining extensive … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway Malaysia: DPM Launches 'Safe' Campaign Against Child Abuse Bernama - December 04, 2017 Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi today launched the 'Stop Abuse for Everyone for a Safer and Fearless Environment' (SAFE) campaign, … [Read more...]