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➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: Canada: Child welfare, environment among top election issues for B.C. First Nations CBC News - April 15, 2017 According to Judy Wilson, the Chief of the Neskonlith Indian Band, changes to the Ministry of Children & Families (MCFD) are urgently … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: US: Road blocks in place as foster parents file taxes (Includes video) KOAA - April 17, 2017 With Tax Day looming, local foster parents are running into road blocks as they file. Some, even missing out on the tax breaks they … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: US: Renewing CHIP Is Bipartisan No-brainer (Opinion) Youth Today - April 17, 2017 Children and youth who receive Medicaid are in families with low incomes and/or are children who have special health care needs or are in the child welfare system, and … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: US: MAP MONDAY: States with religious exemptions for healthcare of children AllOnGeorgia - April 17, 2017 This week's Map Monday addresses religious exemptions for parents seeking to opt out of certain protocols of healthcare for children. The map … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: US: & Canada: Human Trafficking's High Toll on Homeless Youth US News & World Report - April 17, 2017 In the U.S. and Canada, nearly one-fifth of homeless youth are victims of human trafficking, according to new studies. Of 911 homeless young … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: NY: New York City Schools discriminatory and damaging school-to-prison pipeline (Opinion) City & State NY - April 17, 2017 New York City's current exclusionary discipline policies negatively impact students like Ari, who was struggling with being … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: NJ: Christie Highlights Progress of Department of Children and Families (Includes video) NJTV - April 17, 2017 Thank you for staying out of the headlines. That was the message Gov. Chris Christie sent today to staff at the Department of Children and … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: Ireland: HIQA reports raise concerns over foster care services News Talk - April 18, 2017 Tusla's Dublin South Central foster care service met only one of 26 standards assessed by the health watchdog. A report, which followed an announced inspection, … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: Costa Rica: Global studies, MAGDJ students study abroad in Costa Rica (Press release) Multnomah University - April 18, 2017 'Roblealto and Casa Viva are two organizations which have transitioned into a more just model of ministry with children at … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: PA: Penn State gets $7.7 million grant to "raise the bar" on child abuse-related research PennLive - April 18, 2017 The National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, an arm of the National Institutes of Health, awarded Penn State a $7.7 … [Read more...]