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➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: US: As states embrace mandatory reporting to curb child abuse, dissenters voice doubts Center for Health Journalism - March 17, 2017 Legislative good intentions often have unintended consequences. Shortly after the package of new laws went into … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: US: Abuse accelerates puberty in children: Kids who experience sexual abuse develop a year earlier than their non-abused peers Daily Mail - March 17, 2017 Scientists say that young girls who are emotionally and physically abused hit puberty eight to … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: US: What Might Work To Improve Outcomes Of Youth Aging Out of Foster Care (Opinion)(May require registation) Open Minds - March 18, 2017 The "outcomes" for the 24,000 youth in the foster care system that enter adulthood each year don't look good - … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: NY: How to Reform the Failing Child Welfare System WNYC - March 17, 2017 Richard Gelles, former dean and chair of the University of Pennsylvania School of Social Policy and Practice and the author of Out of Harm's Way: Creating an Effective Child … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: Sudan: Concern for homeless children in South Darfur capital Dabanga - March 19, 2017 Officials and civil sources have expressed concern at the growing phenomenon of homelessness in South Darfur, with growing marriages and pregnancies among homeless … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: US: Parents shed light on impact of national policies on adoption Courier Tribune - March 18, 2017 According to a recent N.C. News Service article, an adoptive mother in Asheville felt compelled to check her Ethiopian-born son's citizenship status. … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: US: National Child Abuse Prevention Month (Press release) United States Marine Corps - March 20, 2017 April is National Child Abuse Prevention Awareness Month. As a result, the Marine Corps community engages in child abuse and neglect awareness … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: US: Barletta requests update on law to help opioid-addicted babies Wilkes-Barre Times Leader - March 20, 2017 Concerned about the protection of babies born addicted to opioids, U.S. Rep. Lou Barletta Monday co-authored a letter requesting an update on … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: PA: State focuses on helping opioid-addicted parents kick habit, keep their children Pittsburgh Tribune-Review - March 18, 2017 The hard reality was that her drug use could cost her custody of her child. Was it worth it? Hundreds of parents are faced … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: PA: House legislation may speed adoption Daily Item - March 19, 2017 Adopting a child in Pennsylvania is too hard, according to lawmakers who say the state needs to streamline the process to get more of the 2,500 children awaiting adoption into … [Read more...]