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➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: US: Here's The Truth About Foster Parents Huffington Post - November 26, 2016 I fight for my foster children with all that I have. It doesn't always make me popular with the case workers. It doesn't always make me popular with the birth parents, or the … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: US: When the Good Guys Ride into the Sunset, Leaving Their Algorithms Behind Chronicle of Social Change - November 28, 2016 The push to embrace "predictive analytics," an unreliable, racially biased method in which algorithms "inform" the decisions … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: NY: Report calls for improvements at Dutchess Family Court Poughkeepsie Journal - November 27, 2016 The Dutchess County Family Court should take a number of steps to improve how its serves its community, from accounting more effectively for firearms … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: NY: Human trafficking not just big city issue, say Madison County officials (Includes video) Rome Sentinel - November 28, 2016 "The potential for human trafficking is a reality here," Madison County Youth Bureau Director Joanne Eddy said. "We are … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: DE: Delaware gets a 'B' for child sex trafficking response News Works - November 28, 2016 Shared Hope International gave Delaware an overall B grade for its domestic minor sex trafficking laws. This is a major improvement from its 2011 D grade-but … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: United Kingdom: Police launch probe into claims of historic child abuse within Scottish football Scottish Daily Record - November 30, 2016 Police Scotland have confirmed they have received reports in connection with historic child abuse within … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: International: SOS Children's Villages and partners outline priorities to protect young migrants ReliefWeb - November 29, 2016 SOS Children's Villages is joining 77 other organisation in urging the European Commission and EU member states to step up … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: India: Bengal To Introduce Strict Adoption Rules To Prevent Child Trafficking Indo-Asian News Service - November 30, 2016 In an attempt to stop child trafficking, the West Bengal government has decided to step up vigilance of the state's orphanages … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: Australia: Child Protection Systems Royal Commission: SA commits $432 million to changes ABC Online - November 29, 2016 Premier Jay Weatherill told Parliament the Government had accepted 196 of the 260 recommendations from the final report handed … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: United Kingdom: Child abuse inquiry dubbed 'a legal Titanic' after another top lawyer resigns over leadership concerns The Sun - November 17, 2016 Barrister Aileen McColgan quit over "serious concerns" about its … [Read more...]