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US: Trump Proclaims April 2017 As National Child Abuse Prevention Month Inquisitr - April 02, 2017 National Child Abuse Prevention Month was first observed in 1983 by proclamation by President Ronald Reagan. Since then, the office on Child Abuse and Neglect has continued to annually coordinate … [Read more...]

➡ 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...]