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➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: PA: Drug abuse epidemic straining Children and Youth system Tribune Democrat - January 15, 2017 "There's definitely an increase in allegations of drug activity," said Michelle Rager, assistant administrator for Cambria County Children and Youth … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: NY: Nassau County Puts Spotlight On Human Trafficking Long Island Weekly - January 13, 2017 One of their main objectives is training stakeholders to be able to better identify signs that a youth in their care has been trafficked. Potential red flags … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: CT: Fewer TANF Dollars Going to Neediest (Includes audio) Public News Service - January 16, 2017 A policy brief by the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities shows that Connecticut spends only 30 percent of its combined federal and state Temporary … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: United Kingdom: 526 potential victims in sex abuse case, 248 clubs impacted Associated Press - January 18, 2017 Police say the number of clubs impacted by British soccer's sprawling child sex abuse scandal has climbed to 248, with 184 suspects and … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: India: New adoption regulation to be operational from today India 4U - January 16, 2017 The new regulations have been framed to overcome the issues and challenges faced by adoption authorities and Prospective Adoptive Parents (PAPs). The regulation … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: Canada: 'It's still a nightmare': The case of jurors released with PTSD and little or no help after verdict Health Medicine Network - January 15, 2017 Dan Cozine was diagnosed with PTSD after serving on a jury for a fatal child abuse case. (CBC) Two … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: US: Trump, Obama Agree on Educational Stability; What about Foster Kids? Chronicle of Social Change - January 15, 2017 When it comes to their children's education, Donald Trump and Barack Obama are in lockstep. Both understand that uprooting a child … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: US: This U.S. Program Meant To Help Central American Refugees Is Leaving Most In Danger Huffington Post - January 17, 2017 The U.S. State Department announced a new program called the Protection Transfer Agreement. Under the PTA, the U.S. is supposed … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: PA: Region sees uptick in drug dependent babies Progress - January 15, 2017 Statewide, the total number of neonatal stays related to substance use in 2015 was 2,700 - or 20 per 1,000 neonatal stays. That's up from 6 per 1,000 a decade and a half … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: PA: DHS to start pegging contracts to outcomes (Opinion) Philly.com - January 15, 2017 In 2015, Montanans made more than 35,000 calls to the state Child Abuse Hotline - nearly 100 a day. That led to nearly 9,000 investigations. The number of kids in … [Read more...]