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➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: US: Investigation: Child identity theft may go unnoticed for years, ruining credit history KBAK - November 23, 2016 Imagine having a bad credit report before you're old enough to read. While identity theft is well known to strike adults, few realize … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: US: Five states struggle with surging numbers of foster children Associated Press - November 24, 2016 The number of U.S. children in foster care is climbing after a sustained decline, but just five states account for nearly two-thirds of the recent … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: Canada: Chief urges child-welfare 'partnership' between governments, First Nations Globe and Mail - November 22, 2016 Any changes to the way indigenous children receive government care must be part of a co-operative effort between the federal and … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: Australia: NT child abuse reports skyrocketing, children's commissioner report shows ABC Online Australia - November 23, 2016 Almost 1,800 children have been abused or neglected in just one year in the Northern Territory, and Territory Families … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: Australia: Mason Jet Lee: Child protection staff stood down over 'errors of judgement' after report into toddler's death ABC Online Australia - November 23, 2016 Twelve protection staff facing disciplinary action for "errors of judgement" leading up … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: US: Adopting Kids with Medical Needs: The Better Part of Sainthood Healthzette - November 21, 2016 From babies born to drug-addicted moms to those abandoned because of their special needs, many young children don't just need parents - they need someone … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: United Kingdom: My child was nearly adopted - here's why adoption targets are wrong (Opinion) Community Care - November 28, 2016 Last week the Transparency Project, an organisation which seeks to promote the transparency of proceedings within the … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: Lebanon: World: Community workers' guide to understanding gender-based violence and child protection basic concepts Relief Web - November 07, 2016 In February 2015, The United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) field office in Lebanon conducted … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: International: Why is it so expensive to adopt a child? Washington Post - November 28, 2016 Across the world, there are thousands of children in need of homes. In America, there are thousands of families looking for children to adopt. Sounds like a … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: France: Charity: A third of minors missing after Calais closure (Includes video) Al Jazeera - November 24, 2016 Refugee Youth Service said on Wednesday that it could not locate a third of the 179 child migrants it had been tracking since authorities … [Read more...]