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➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: Japan: Japan has officially recognised a same-sex couple as foster parents Mashable - April 06, 2017 Japan has officially recognised a same-sex couple as foster parents, marking a first for the country and signalling a growing recognition of LGBTQ … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: US: States Seek Medicaid Dollars for Addiction Treatment Beds Pew Charitable Trusts - April 05, 2017 The federal government is encouraging all states to seek a waiver of Medicaid's residential treatment rule, but only if the care is offered as part … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: US: Senators Lankford, Inhofe Co-Sponsor Bill to Protect Rights of Child Welfare Charities (Press release) Public Now - April 05, 2017 Senators James Lankford (R-OK) and Jim Inhofe (R-OK) have cosponsored the Child Welfare Provider Inclusion Act, a … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: US: Childhood sex abuse could accelerate puberty in girls, study finds CBS News - April 05, 2017 Researchers who've carefully tracked a small cohort of child sex abuse survivors over three decades say they've observed another phenomenon: that child … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: PA: OP: The infamous Penn State scandal may have finally reached its concluding chapter Western Herald - April 05, 2017 This case may never reveal the full-hearted truth as Sandusky remains behind his claim to innocence, not to mention Paterno's own … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: PA: ChildLine Staff Recognized for Child Abuse Prevention Efforts (Press release) Pennsylvania Department of Human Services - April 05, 2017 Today, in acknowledgement of Child Abuse Prevention Month, members of the Wolf Administration joined … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: PA: Officials: County programs at risk due to state cuts Sun-Gazette - April 06, 2017 A reduction in mental health services in the county will cut down on crime prevention measures, increasing the crime rate in the county. Wagner is looking at … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: NJ: State wants court to again block newspaper Asbury Park Press - April 05, 2017 New Jersey wants an appeals court to again block a newspaper from reporting on a child services complaint involving a kindergarten student who brought drugs to school … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: Ireland: Congregations' child abuse apologies lack credibility (Opinion) Irish Times - April 05, 2017 It is practice when reviews of child protection standards are published by the Catholic Church's National Board for Safeguarding Children that these … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: US: New deportation policy proposals place kids at risk Child Trends - March 29, 2017 An estimated 5.1 million children in the United States live with at least one unauthorized immigrant parent, and nearly 80 percent of those children are U.S. … [Read more...]