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➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: Canada: CBC Investigates: 'It's really a scandal': Reasons for 53 deaths of at-risk children hidden by secret committee CBC News - March 13, 2017 At least 53 children known to child protection services in New Brunswick have died from unnatural causes … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: US: Flourishing From the Start: What Is It and How Can It Be Measured? Child Trends - March 07, 2017 Substantial evidence indicates that early investments to foster positive child development can reap large and lasting gains. But in order to … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: US: Increasing minimum wage would reduce teen pregnancies Science Daily - March 08, 2017 A $1 increase in the minimum wage would likely reduce the U.S. adolescent birth rate by about 2 percent, according to new Indiana University research. Study: … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: US: Bad for Undocumented Immigrants, a Gift to Domestic Abusers (Opinion) Slate - March 08, 2017 Last week, Denver City Attorney Kristin Bronson revealed one of the effects of this crackdown. Bronson said in an interview with Colorado's KUSA TV, four … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: US: Break up the family? White House weighs new border deterrent Christian Science Monitor - March 11, 2017 When Homeland Security Secretary John Kelly confirmed this week that the Trump administration was considering separating immigrant mothers … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: NY: City Looks To Teens In Effort To Prevent Domestic Violence Huffington Post - March 07, 2017 Prevention efforts must include educating young people about healthy relationships, said Bea Hanson, who ran the Justice Department's Office on Violence … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: NY: Stop the Silence: Commercial exploitation of children is happening - in Tompkins County Tompkins Weekly - March 13, 2017 Over the past several months, billboards have been displaying an important message throughout Tompkins County - it features a … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: NJ: Rutgers Opens First-Ever Early Psychosis Intervention Clinic for Young Adults Patch - March 10, 2017 The outpatient clinic is located in the Edison Metroplex and is for 15-to-35-year-old residents of Middlesex, Monmouth and Mercer … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: Yemen: Children suffer untold psychological damage Abu Dhabi National - March 11, 2017 The war in Yemen has taken a heavy toll on children, with nearly 1,400 killed and more than 2,000 injured since March 2015, according to the United Nations … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: Mexico: Growing Number Of Migrants Seeking Refuge In Mexico Opposing Views - March 13, 2017 As the Trump administration moves forward on stricter border enforcement and deportation laws, greater numbers of Central American immigrants fleeing from … [Read more...]