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➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: US: Hundreds of pinwheels planted to raise awareness on child abuse (Includes video) WCBY - April 02, 2017 The month of April marks Child Abuse Awareness month. According to the National Children's Alliance, in 2015, more than 1,600 children died … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: NY: Monroe County legislators call for formal legislative review of county Child Protective Services Rochester First - March 31, 2017 Monroe County ranks 54th out of 64 NY counties for overdue investigations. Also: Short-staffed Child Protective … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: NJ: Go Blue for CASA This April and Show Your Support of National Child Abuse Prevention Month Cape May County Herald - April 02, 2017 Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA) for Children is recognizing National Child Abuse Prevention Month with a … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: NC: April is Child Abuse Awareness and Prevention month, advocacy events announced (Press release) Mountain Xpress - March 31, 2017 The month of April is Child Abuse Awareness and Prevention month. In 2016, Buncombe County Health and Human Services … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: United Kingdom: The football child abuse scandal just keeps on growing Guardian - April 02, 2017 After everything that has emerged about football's sexual-abuse scandal - including some extraordinary new details that can be reported today about the … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: South Africa: Alberton Child Welfare holds AGM (Annual General Meeting) Alberton Record - April 02, 2017 Workers from the Department of Social Development have been on strike for several weeks, which means that no children could be removed from … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: India: 24 children in foster care Hindu - April 01, 2017 Twenty-four destitute children from various children's homes in the district now have a family to go home to, with the District Child Protection Unit's (DCPU) Sanatha Balyam foster care project … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: US: Stress of child abuse impacts the physical growth and maturation of adolescents Science Daily - March 28, 2017 "We found that young women with sexual abuse histories were far more likely to transition into higher puberty stages an entire year … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: US: How Policymakers Prioritize Evidence-Based Programs Through Law Pew Charitable Trusts - April 03, 2017 Policymakers seeking the best return on taxpayer dollars are increasingly focusing on cost-effective programs that have been proven to achieve … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: NY: Eye on NY: With direct care workers getting a raise, NY human services workers want one too Auburn Citizen - April 02, 2017 With the concerns raised by direct care workers addressed, human services organizations feel they should be next in line. … [Read more...]