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➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway International: The religious factor in Muslim foster care in the West (Commentary) Arab Weekly - December 03, 2017 The controversy over a British Muslim family fostering a Christian girl has bubbled up in British media. The story claimed that a … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway Canada: Fix First Nations child welfare system now, says Cindy Blackstock CBC News - December 02, 2017 A leading First Nations children's advocate is hailing Ottawa's decision to abandon its legal challenge on First Nations child welfare, but warns she … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway Canada: How family ties help moms unbind from addiction Globe and Mail - December 03, 2017 Mothers such as Rider are often faced with what Kingston physician Adam Newman calls an "impossible choice." If they do not seek treatment for their substance use, … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway Afghanistan: US Troops to be Trained on Reporting Child Sex Abuse by Afghans Military.com - December 04, 2017 Army Gen. John Nicholson, commander of U.S. Forces-Afghanistan and the NATO Resolute Support mission, said that the new policy "sets out … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway US: Number Of American Children In Foster Care Increases For 4th Consecutive Year National Public Radio - November 30, 2017 A new government report says the number of children in the U.S. foster care system has increased for the fourth year in a row, due … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway US: Tax Plan's Deficits Could Prompt Elimination of Major Child Welfare Programs (Commentary) Chronicle of Social Change - December 01, 2017 If Congress doesn't figure out how to pay for that gap, it will be within the power of the Trump administration … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway US: Gig Economy Gives Child Support Scofflaws a Place to Hide Pew Charitable Trust: Stateline - December 01, 2017 The rise of the gig economy and a broad shift to contract work is making it easier for people to evade paying child support, causing … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway US: Lawyers Working Pro-Bono to Help Children Obtain Legal Status (Video) WCVB - December 02, 2017 Thousands of unaccompanied children are apprehended at the U.S. border each year, trying to enter illegally. Those who appear in immigration court are not … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway US: Montana kids counting on Congress to reauthorize CHIP (Commentary) Missoulian - December 03, 2017 While members of Congress are preoccupied with tax reform, millions of American children, including thousands of kids in Montana, are at urgent risk of … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway US: Relative Growth: Three States Increasingly Rely on Kin for Kids in Foster Care Chronicle of Social Change - December 04, 2017 Murdock's story has become a more common scenario in the past decade as the philosophy that relatives are the preferred … [Read more...]