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➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: United Kingdom: What's holding back Britain's adoptions of foreign children? New Internationalist - March 21, 2017 As a country, Britain is the lowest per capita adopter of foreign children compared to any other in the West. Statistics provided by … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: South Africa: SANDF could step in for striking welfare workers: MEC ENCA - March 22, 2017 The Gauteng government may be forced to resort to seeking assistance from the South African National Defence Force (SANDF) to resolve staff shortages at welfare … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: US: AAP report provides guidance on managing child abuse Healio - March 20, 2017 The American Academy of Pediatrics and other pediatric behavioral health organizations released a report that outlines guidance and recommendations for clinicians … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: US: Senators Lankford and Gillibrand Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Improve Foster Care and Adoption Standards Nationwide (Press release) Public - March 21, 2017 Senators James Lankford (R-OK) and Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) today introduced the National … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: US: In Child Welfare, "White Supremacy" is the Hate that Dare Not Speak its Name (Opinion) Chronicle of Social Change - March 21, 2017 CASA is the program in which minimally trained volunteers, overwhelmingly white and middle-class, are assigned to … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: US: ICWA: Goldwater Case Thrown Out of Federal Court Indian Country Today Media Network - March 21, 2017 On March 16, the federal District Court for the District of Arizona dismissed A.D v. Washburn, a class action suit brought by the Goldwater … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: United Kingdom: A very British tug of war over Europe's child refugees openDemocracy - March 09, 2017 Parliament has voted to silence the voices of local communities. Their message of European solidarity and warm welcome for refugees is an anathema … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: United Kingdom: Outrage in Britain as unaccompanied migrant children are abandoned America, the Jesuit Review - March 10, 2017 Fury was the response among many when the government chose to renege on its commitment to bring in 3,000 refugee children. … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: International: UN agency spotlights role of Governments in preventing child exploitation in tourism Boston News Net - March 11, 2017 The United Nations-backed meeting on tourism has spotlighted the leading role of Governments in preventing all forms … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: Canada: Country to join hands fighting child marriage (Includes video) Star Online - March 13, 2017 The Canadian government has welcomed collaboration with local civil societies to raise awareness against child, early and forced marriages that is … [Read more...]