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➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: US: Grandparents have many things to consider when raising grandchildren Enid News and Eagle - March 05, 2017 There are a number of legal and financial issues to consider. Although you may have physical custody of the child, you may or may not have … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: US: DHS Secretary John Kelly says if border-crossing families are split up, the kids 'will be well cared for as we deal with their parents' Week Magazine - March 06, 2017 Last Friday, U.S. officials floated a proposal by the Department of Homeland … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: NY: CPS Overworked? Finding the Fix to Institutional Problems (Includes video) TWC News - March 04, 2017 "We don't need to scapegoat and start firing people," she said. "We need to band together as a community and say we all need to put our kids … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: CT: Data on Children's Programs Inform Budget and Policy Decisions Pew Charitable Trusts - March 06, 2017 Connecticut has set an example for data-driven decision-making since the state began engaging in Results-Based Accountability (RBA) in 2005. … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: Australia: Government officials questioned at abuse inquiry over mandatory reporting (Audio) ABC Online - March 08, 2017 The child abuse royal commission has heard there are significant gaps in the legislation that's intended to keep children across … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: US: Education Instability a Symptom of Bigger Foster Care Problem (Opinion) Chronicle of Social Change - March 07, 2017 It is much easier for Congress to impose an unfunded mandate than to address the roots of the educational stability problem: a … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: PA: More counties consider cutting ties with agency connected to Sara Packer (Includes video) WFMZ - March 07, 2017 On its website, Impact Project boasts about winning the Program of the Year award from Pennsylvania's Juvenile Court Judges … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: NY: Child sex abuse victims criticize Catholic Church political power WBAL - March 05, 2017 Victims of child sex abuse in New York say the political power of the Roman Catholic Church and other institutions is preventing lawmakers from passing a law … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: CT: DCF: 22,000 citizen-children of undocumented parents in CT Connecticut Mirror - March 07, 2017 On Monday the Department of Children and Families reported to the Appropriations Committee that there are 22,000 children of undocumented immigrants … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: United Arab Emirates: UAE spares no efforts to protect and provide dignified life to children Arab Today - February 25, 2017 Due to economic, social and security pressures, thousands of children end up carrying arms and participate in fighting. They … [Read more...]