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➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: Guatemala: As fire's death toll rises, so does desire for orphan care reform in Guatemala Mission News Network - March 13, 2017 The death toll continues to rise in the wake of a tragic fire at a government orphanage near Guatemala City. As of Sunday, … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: Canada: The Lost Children: Change on horizon for First Nations child welfare CBC News - March 13, 2017 Child welfare agencies on First Nations reserves in New Brunswick are on the cusp of a major overhaul, nearly a decade after the suicide of a … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: Canada: Iranian immigrants divided by adoption regulations CTV News - March 13, 2017 Azam Jabbari, her husband and daughter have all been granted residency status to live in Canada. But her adopted ten-year-old son, Paiman, has been denied. Quebec … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: US: Hispanic Girls Facing Higher Suicide Rate La Prensa San Diego - March 13, 2017 Hispanic teenage girls have the highest rate of suicide attempts among all adolescent groups in the U.S., according to a survey of the Center for Disease Control and … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: US: Fearing Deportation, Families Plan For The Worst National Public Radio - March 13, 2017 In the wake of the Trump administration's plans to crack down on illegal immigration, fear is sweeping through immigrant communities. Parents are being … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: NY: For New York families in custody fights, a "black hole" of oversight Salon - March 11, 2017 Critics say a state office's professed inability to review the work of mental health experts leave children at … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: NY: Proposed Regulations Issued for New York Paid Family Leave Law JD Supra - March 13, 2017 Leave for purposes of birth, adoption, or foster care is also further explained in the proposed regulations. An employee may take family leave for the … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: NJ: Immigrant parents in N.J. fear separation from their kids USA Today - March 11, 2017 Of the estimated 11.1 million immigrants living illegally in the United States, nearly 4 million have children in the United States. A study of child population … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: Canada: Canada and First Nations Leadership Council continue discussions on advancing First Nation child and family services in British Columbia Canada NewsWire - March 15, 2017 Today, as part of the Government of Canada's ongoing efforts to rebuild … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: Canada: Manitoba chiefs order child welfare agency board to suspend reformist director APTN National News - March 16, 2017 Chiefs with a northern Manitoba tribal council have taken the extraordinary step of forcing the suspension of the official in … [Read more...]