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➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: Finland: Foster homes sought for child refugees Yle - February 08, 2017 The Save the Children organization is seeking foster homes for unaccompanied refugee children who have been granted asylum in Finland. The EU-funded project will mark the first … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: US: Heartbroken Families Demand Answers After Adoption Agency Abruptly Closes Inside Edition - February 07, 2017 Hundreds of families planning on adopting children through a nationwide agency were left stunned - and out thousands of dollars - after … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: US: Asylum in the United States for Unaccompanied Children Carnegie Council - February 07, 2017 Child migration- it is a phenomenon of old times; it is a phenomenon of our time. Child migration is not only Joseph of the Old Testament and Claude … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: PA: New Luzerne County human services division head appointed Times Leader - February 07, 2017 Nanticoke resident Lynn Hill was hired Tuesday as Luzerne County's new human services division head. After interviewing Hill in a closed-door executive … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: PA: Did Jehovah's Witness elders fail to report sexual abuse? Trial starts Tuesday Penn Live - February 07, 2017 According to a lawsuit Fessler filed against the Jehovah's Witness church in Spring Grove, had church elders contacted the authorities as … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: NY: The worrying welfare of ACS workers (Opinion) New York Daily News - February 08, 2017 I have a grim prediction: There will be unexpected deaths on these new leaders' watches, too - quite possibly of children, but also of child-welfare workers. I … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: United Kingdom: Number of alleged child sex offences committed by other children almost doubles Telegraph - February 03, 2017 The number of children being investigated by police for sexual offences has almost doubled in the last four years. Children … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: US: States raising age for adult prosecution back to 18 ABA Journal - February 01, 2017 Testifying before the Texas legislature's Juvenile Justice & Family Issues Committee, Moll said that because the adult system had no rehabilitation … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: US: Pregnant Women Turn to Marijuana, Perhaps Harming Infants New York Times - February 02, 2017 As states legalize marijuana or its medical use, expectant mothers are taking it up in increasing numbers - another example of the many ways in which … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: US: 6 things you shouldn't say to adoptive families (Includes video) KSL - February 02, 2017 Adoptions take place everywhere, yet there are still many who unknowingly say hurtful things to individuals in adoptive situations. Here are some of the most … [Read more...]