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➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: US: Can You Sue Child Protective Services for Emotional Distress? FindLaw - March 08, 2017 Unfortunately, unless your civil rights are violated, you likely won't have any legal claim against Child Protective Services stemming from the agency's, or … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: US: Baylor Professor's Research Sparks Calls for Change in Adoption, Options Counseling Process Baylor Media Communications - March 08, 2017 Qualitative study includes interviews of birth mothers discussing pros and cons of adoption process. Report: … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: NY: For Families in Custody Fights, a 'Black Hole' of Oversight Propublica - March 07, 2017 Though psychologists who appear in New York's Family and Matrimonial Courts help shape decisions of grave consequence - from custody to child protection to … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: NY: Child Abuse Increase Seen In Oswego County Oswego County Today - March 08, 2017 "I think there's a really big correlation between poverty and child abuse," Christine Patrick, the director of services at the DSS, said. "People have a hard time … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: NY: Emotions Run the Gamut as NYC Students Receive High School Matches WNYC - March 09, 2017 In a statement, Schools Chancellor Carmen Fariña highlighted some trends she considered promising, including more support for students living in homeless … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: United Kingdom: Scotland to reconsider contentious child welfare plan World - March 09, 2017 Scottish officials this week announced they are reintroducing a controversial law that would assign a state guardian to every child in the … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: Syria: Syrian children face growing mental health crisis, new report reveals Relief Web - March 06, 2017 Major research project by Save the Children finds widespread evidence of 'toxic stress' and mental health issues among children inside Syria, as … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: Ireland: Relatives seek truth about Irish babies 'discarded like litter' (Includes video) Reuters - March 09, 2017 Peter Mulryan's little sister may lie buried among the bones of babies and toddlers found in the sewers of what was once a home for … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: Fiji: 1077 cases of child abuse in 2016 Fiji Broadcasting Corporation - March 10, 2017 Minister for Women, Children and Poverty Alleviation Mereseini Vuniwaqa says these figures cannot be taken lightly and they will strengthen child protection … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: US: Social Workers 'Stand Up' For All DC Military - March 09, 2017 Social workers from throughout the Walter Reed Bethesda community began their month-long observance of National Professional Social Work Month with a day-long forum on March 2 at the … [Read more...]