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➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway US: Alliance for children Salina Journal - December 05, 2017 Responsibility for the welfare of children in need does not end at a country's border. That's why Saint Francis Community Services announced Tuesday the formation of an alliance with … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway US: Evaluating Smoking Bans (Audio) National Public Radio - December 06, 2017 A new study indicates that smoking bans, which were designed to affect adults' behavior, in fact improve children's … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway PA: State AG on child welfare: Opioid crisis has made things worse (Includes video) WOLF-TV - December 05, 2017 The House Children and Youth Committee is looking to improve child welfare across Pennsylvania and they want the auditor general's help. … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NY: Kings County Family Court celebrates more than 300 adoptions on National Adoption Day Brooklyn Daily Eagle - December 05, 2017 The Kings County Family Court hosted its own Adoption Day ceremony on Nov. 16 in Downtown Brooklyn where it celebrated the … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway United Kindgdom: Foster parent shortage in Scotland leads to one in five sibling groups being split up Herald (Scottland) - November 22, 2017 A report published by the Care Inspectorate, Scotland's social care watchdog, revealed that three in four … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway Canada: Indigenous kids largely apprehended because of poverty, says former child protection worker CBC News - November 21, 2017 A former child protection worker, once with the Ministry of Child and Family Development, says, in her experience, Indigenous … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway US: A Growing Number of Kids Are Impacted by Parental Incarceration Annie E. Casey Foundation - November 17, 2017 Close to six million kids in America have experienced losing a parent to prison or jail at some point in their lives - and this number is … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway US: When parents must pay child welfare ransom, children pay the price (Commentary) National Coalition for Child Protection Reform - November 20, 2017 Last August I wrote about the latest in a long line of studies that document how the best "preventive … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway US: Young and homeless in America: Survey says the problem is worsening Redlands Daily Facts - November 21, 2017 More than 4 percent of adolescents and 10 percent of young adults nationwide were living on the street, in cars or shelters, or couch-surfing … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway US: This Foster Mom's Message Is Exactly What Struggling Foster Parents Need to Hear PopSugar - November 21, 2017 A foster mom recently shared an encouraging and supportive message both to herself and for anyone struggling in the early stages of … [Read more...]