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➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: United Kingdom: Stricter rules to be introduced for new teachers to enhance child protection Press and Journal - January 28, 2017 In the past, new teachers were allowed to step into the classroom, prior to the city council receiving a PVG [Protecting … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: St. Vincent and the Grenadines: Committee on the Rights of the Child Examines the Report of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines United Nations Office at Geneva - January 27, 2017 Introducing the report, Frederick Stephenson, Minister of National … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: Lithuania: Leaders pledge to adopt amendments on improving child rights protection Xinhua - January 28, 2017 Lithuanian leaders pledged to rapidly adopt law amendments aimed at improving child rights protection services in the wake of a four-year-old … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: Kenya: Historic ruling puts State, adoption groups on the spot Daily Nation - January 29, 2017 A historic court ruling has overturned the adoption of a Kenyan child by foreigners, putting organisations handling vulnerable children on the spot. The … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: Greece: Joint EU-Unicef project to help over 6,000 refugee and migrant children in Greece Wired.gov - January 27, 2017 A new joint action between UNICEF and the European Union will support more than 6,000 refugee and migrant children, including … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: Ghana: Caring for Orphans and Vulnerable Children (OVC) in Ghana; A Critical Review Ghana Star - January 28, 2017 The purpose of this article is to take a retrospective view of the social intervention programs for orphans and vulnerable children in … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: France: Child refugees in France 'neglected' in accommodation centres after UK Home Office rejections Independent - January 28, 2017 Assessments by social workers allege children, one of whom is known to have attempted suicide, are not being fed … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: US: Sixth Circuit: Foster Parents Can Enforce Right to Foster Care Payments Under Federal Law National Law Review - January 27, 2017 A unanimous panel of the Sixth Circuit held today in D.O., et al. v. Glisson that the Child Welfare Act creates a … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: US: Beware of Lowering Expectations for Foster Youth (Opinion) Chronicle of Social Change - January 27, 2017 Too many veteran social workers, caregivers, and mental health professionals lower their expectations of the young people within their … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: NY: Union: CPS workers handling cases loads 2.5 times more than recommended (Includes video) WHEC TV - January 27, 2017 As of December of last year, caseworkers doing investigations with Child Protective Services were handling on the average 29.1 … [Read more...]