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➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway US: LGBT Parents Are Back at It Again (Commentary) Huffington Post - November 16, 2017 It is six years later and RaiseAChild is now seeing a new trend. Our data now proves that the LGBT community is more open than ever to not only building, but also … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway US: A State By State Guide to Foster Care Resources Mothering - November 16, 2017 No matter the setting, foster children, families and organization needs all the help they can get as resources are often limited. Help comes in all forms - monetary … [Read more...]

➡ 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...]