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➡ 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...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: US: Rep. Bass Leads House Democrats on Letter Opposing Trump Administration Plan to Use Foster Care as Immigration Deterrent (Press release) Public - March 09, 2017 'Our child welfare system is designed to protect children from abusive and neglectful … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: US: Attorney 'demands' U.S. Olympic Committee de-certify USA Gymnastics (Includes video) Delaware Online - March 09, 2017 Amid reports that board members of the United States Olympic Committee want USA Gymnastics president Steve Penny to resign, a … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: NY: In New York, Children as Young as 14 Can Marry Human Rights Watch - February 14, 2017 Child marriage is any marriage of a person under the age of 18. Under current law, the minimum age of marriage in New York is 18, but the law permits exceptions … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: NY: City Views: The Clock is Ticking to Revamp New York's Child Protective System (Opinion) City Limits - March 10, 2017 Children are dying in record numbers from child abuse; a federal report shows that the rates are climbing. In 2015, the number of … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: US: The State of State Health Policy: Governors' 2017 State of the State Addresses National Academy for State Health Policy (NASHP) - March 02, 2017 The vast majority of governors-42 of the 46-addressed health issues in their speeches, with … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: PA: State behind in checking child abuse clearances (Includes video) Public Opinion - March 02, 2017 A new Pennsylvania Auditor General's report says the commonwealth and its counties are not up to date in monitoring child abuse background checks of … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: PA: Auditor general launching review of child protection statewide Daily Item - March 02, 2017 Spurred by revelations of overwhelmed child protection caseworkers in county agencies, Auditor General Eugene DePasquale is launching a special … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: South Africa: Child Welfare crisis not affecting George George Herald - March 07, 2017 The financial crisis facing Child Welfare South Africa (CWSA) has no effect on the day-to-day running and services offered by the local organisation known as … [Read more...]