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➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway PA: Child protective services need more help from the county to get through opioid crisis (Commentary) LNP Editorial Board - November 16, 2017 While we're still figuring out how to get our arms around the massive and growing problem of opioid addiction, … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NY: Nonprofits Give 'Disconnected' Youths Another Chance New York Times - November 06, 2017 "I always told myself I would graduate college and wouldn't be a statistic in the foster care system," said Jonathan, 26, who gave only his first name to protect … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NY: Sex abuse victims to push again for child victims' act Associated Press - November 16, 2017 Advocates for a bill in New York that would loosen the statute of limitations for molestation are hoping the national attention on sexual misconduct gives … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway Haiti: How traffickers exploit children in Haiti's orphanages CNN - November 20, 2017 There are at least 30,000 children living in orphanages in Haiti. It is a staggering number for a country of 10 million people, but perhaps even more shocking, most of … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway Canada: Indigenous services minister says Ottawa will participate in Innu foster care inquiry (Includes audio) CBC Radio - November 17, 2017 Indigenous Services Minister Jane Philpott says her government will attend a provincial inquiry into the … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway Bangladesh: UN finds one-third of Rohingya families in refugee camps are 'vulnerable' CGTN - November 16, 2017 The UN refugee agency (UNHCR) did the survey, collecting data from 517,643 refugees. The survey was designed to measure how aid and relief work … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway Australia: Shaping a better child protection system New South Wales Government - November 20, 2017 The Department of Family and Community Services invites interested individuals and organisations to make submissions on proposals to improve the NSW child … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway US: The Path Out of Foster Care Crisis Runs Through Family (Commentary) Chronicle of Social Change - November 17, 2017 Multiple studies and experience in the United States, Canada and Australia have provided clear answers. Every child has, or can have, … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway US: The Moments That Changed the Meaning of Adoption in the U.S. Time - November 17, 2017 "The key shift is the Enlightenment, when children start to be viewed as individuals with rights and to whom we have obligations, whereas they used to be seen as a … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway US: Opinion: Adoption month's worth celebrating Atlanta Journal-Constitution - November 17, 2017 There's a story behind every adoption. Adoptive parents are all led and motivated by so many different things. November is National Adoption Month and as an … [Read more...]