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➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway US: 5 Tips to ensure your unaccompanied minor is safe Viva Fifty - December 04, 2017 So, with travel season coming up and for parents that, like me, have to send their children as unaccompanied minors on flights, here are a few tips to protect your child … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway PA: Auditor General: Opioid crisis is pushing child protective system to breaking point Lancaster Online - December 01, 2017 The child protection system in Pennsylvania can't hold together under the strain of mandatory reporting and the opioid crisis, … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway PA: Aller Retires After Lifetime of Helping Kids Centre County Gazette - December 04, 2017 Across Centre County, many children have Donna Aller to thank for a permanent, stable home. Aller can be credited with helping to modernize the county's foster … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NY: More US kids in foster care; parental drug abuse a factor Associated Press - December 03, 2017 The number of children in the U.S. foster care system has increased for the fourth year in a row, with substance abuse by parents a major factor, according … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NY: Foster care placements increase in Herkimer County Observer-Dispatch - December 04, 2017 The county has experienced a 50 percent increase in foster care placements since 2015, with a fair share of them attributable to opioid use, said Tim Seymour, … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway US: COMMENTARY: We must start believing victims of child abuse Observer-Reporter - December 03, 2017 "Who did you tell?" "What did they do after you told them?" These are questions I ask almost every child that I interview. The answers are important; … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway US: Every Child Deserves a Family Campaign Launched to Promote Best Interests of All Children in Foster and Adoption Systems (Press release) Family Equality Council - December 04, 2017 The Every Child Deserves a Family Campaign brings together a broad … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway PA: DePasquale: Paperwork adds to caseworker woes Tribune-Democrat - December 04, 2017 DePasquale said that he spoke to one child protection caseworker who reported spending as much as five hours a day filling out paperwork instead of working with … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway Afganistan: 11-Year-Old Girl Has Spent Her Whole Life in a Prison with a Prolific Serial Killer PJ Media - December 05, 2017 From time to time you hear a story about someone in prison who tugs at your heartstrings. Maybe. After all, most of us assume … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway US: In Sex Abuse Cases, an Expiration Date Is Often Attached New York Times - December 04, 2017 As prep schools increasingly confront past sexual misconduct, they often use laws limiting when a lawsuit can be filed to avoid paying … [Read more...]