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➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: US: Corporal punishment is no way to discipline kids Clarion Herald - April 12, 2017 Patton's work over the past decade aims to reform cultural attitudes of African-American parents: that physical punishment of children is a proper form of discipline … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: PA: Keeping kids safe: A smart new tool helps county see if a child is at risk (Editorial Board) Pittsburgh Post-Gazette - April 13, 2017 Allegheny County is bringing technology to bear in the effort to keep children safe. As the Post-Gazette's Kate … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: NJ: Ways to keep children safe from sex abuse | Parenting With Pete (Opinion) Jersey Journal - April 12, 2017 The sex abuse scandal in American girls' gymnastics that recently came to light presents parents with a valuable teaching moment. This … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: United Kingdom: Child safety chiefs attack Facebook over abuse content Times - April 14, 2017 Britain's leading child protection charity called last night for Facebook and other technology giants to "stop making up their own rules" regarding child … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: Canada: From foster care to missing or murdered: Canada's other tragic pipeline (Opinion) MaClean's - April 12, 2017 The increasing number of First Nations children being placed into foster care in Canada is nothing short of a crisis. Although … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: Belgium: EU boosts child migrant protection efforts News24 - April 12, 2017 The EU on Wednesday announced steps to better protect child migrants running the risk of abuse as they come to Europe in record numbers, including avoiding placing them in … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: US: Child Adoption for Same Sex Couples (Opinion) Artipot - April 12, 2017 According to Human Rights Campaign, more than 104,000 youth in the foster system are eligible for adoption. By refusing couples of the same sex of the right to adopt, these … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: NY: OUR VIEW: Always be alert to child abuse Observer-Dispatch - April 13, 2017 April is Child Abuse Prevention Month: On Monday, Oneida County officials gathered at the Child Advocacy Center on York Street in West Utica to call attention a problem … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: CT: Forum: Independent reviews of DCF improve the safety and well-being of children in state care (Opinion) New Haven Register - April 13, 2017 Independent oversight of the Connecticut Department of Children and Families is a hotly debated topic this … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: Ukraine: Over 200,000 children in E. Ukraine need urgent support to overcome trauma of conflict: UNICEF China.org.cn - April 07, 2017 More than 200,000 children, or one in four, in the two regions most severely affected by ongoing conflict in eastern … [Read more...]