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➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: International: Toolkit on Unaccompanied and Separated Children Updated (Press release) Inter-agency Working Group on Unaccompanied and Separated Children - May 01, 2017 Developed by Sarah Uppard and Lili Birnbaum, the handbook benefited from the … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: US: Growing up with the effects of child abuse (Includes video) KGNS - April 27, 2017 According to the National Association of Adult Survivors of Child Abuse, there are over 42-million survivors of sexual abuse in America. However, a big percentage … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: US: Supporting Everyday Heroes: Recruiting and Developing Resource Families (Press release) (Includes audio) Administration for Children and Families, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services - May 03, 2017 Compassionate and well-trained foster … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: PA: DHS Releases 2016 Child Protective Services Report Progress News - May 03, 2017 "This year's revamped report includes all county-specific information in one section, which will improve readability and increase usability," said DHS Secretary Ted … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: NY: Gotham's Right-to-Shelter Promise-and Its Homeless Problem Daily Beast - May 02, 2017 In Bill de Blasio's New York, a renewed effort to keep a unique obligation to give every person shelter is struggling to keep pace with harsh economic … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: NY: Kids sue agency for sending them to 'unsafe' Long Island foster home after accused molester is acquitted New York Daily News - May 03, 2017 A Long Island jury may have decided that an accused serial molester of foster children could walk free … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: CT: House Approves Ban on Gay "Conversion Therapy" (Includes audio) Public News Service - May 04, 2017 The bill passed the state's House of Representatives on Tuesday by a vote 141-to-8. Final passage would make Connecticut the seventh state in the … [Read more...]

13 Reasons Why Netflix Series: Considerations for Educators Schools have an important role in preventing youth suicide, and being aware of potential risk factors in students’ lives is vital to this responsibility. The trending Netflix series 13 Reasons Why, based on a young adult novel of the same … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: United Kingdom: We cannot afford late intervention when it comes to supporting children (Opinion) Herald - April 28, 2017 While the benefits of providing early support to children and families are well-documented and fully embedded within the … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: Russia: HIV-positive Russians will be able to adopt children Russia Beyond the Headlines - April 28, 2017 In Russia, HIV-infected people may become foster parents and take custody of children, according to state's plan for counteracting the spread of … [Read more...]