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➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: NY: Parents home-schooling kids probed for 'educational neglect' New York Post - December 05, 2016 The Department of Education has been harassing parents who home-school their children, threatening to report them to child welfare for failing to … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: NY: NYSED: Memos on schools as safe havens, Child Protective Services regulations and opioid overdose prevention New York State Center for School Health - December 05, 2016 These important memos have been shared by NYSED with school administrators. … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: NJ: Child welfare worker indicted for extorting sex from mothers he supervised NJ.com - December 05, 2016 A former state family services worker has been indicted on charges that he used his position to extort sex from two mothers he supervised during … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: United Kingdom: Law change gives unmarried fathers parental responsibility (Press release) Island of Jersey, Home Affairs Department - December 02, 2016 An amendment to the law relating to parental responsibility has come into force today. It means … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: Canada: Canada's record on First Nations child welfare to face scrutiny in Washington (Includes video) CBC News - December 07, 2016 Canada's treatment of First Nations children will be debated on the world stage Friday, with the federal government … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: US: Wyden Asks Congress to Pass Historic Bipartisan, Bicameral Child Welfare Reform Bill (Press release) Office of U.S. Senator for Oregon Ron Wyden - December 07, 2016 Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Ron Wyden, D-Ore., today voted against … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: US: How this woman became a voice for children in foster care (Opinion) Christian Science Monitor - December 07, 2016 We are not there as legal experts. We are the voice of the children. We learn about the situation that led to a child's removal from … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: US: Foster Youth Demand Action as Landmark Foster Care Reform Bill Hangs In The Balance Washington Sun - December 07, 2016 Dozens of foster youth, family advocates, and health and human services leaders gathered at the U.S. Capitol to call on … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: PA: Children in foster care: How to address their mental health needs (Opinion) Philadephia Inquirer - December 08, 2016 There is an urgency to ensure each child's needs are addressed when he or she enters foster care. Children in this system have … [Read more...]

Adopted people can start getting N.J. birth records revealing their parents next month http://www.nj.com/politics/index.ssf/2016/12/long-awaited_law_opening_adoption_records_begins_j.html TRENTON -- A law passed after 34 years of relentless lobbying that will allow adopted people to obtain … [Read more...]