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➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: Chile: A crisis over the care of at-risk children (Photo series) The Baltimore Sun - November 03, 2016 A crisis over the care of at-risk children has outraged Chileans. After initially reporting just 185 deaths, the government recently acknowledged … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: Canada: Give kids in child welfare system a voice: Editorial The Toronto Star - November 03, 2016 MPPs should unite to pass Katelynn's Principle, a private member's bill introduced this week by New Democrat Monique Taylor. The proposed legislation … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: Australia: We've abandoned gender equality and child welfare in the name of cost-cutting (Opinion) The Guardian - November 03, 2016 Low-income parents will feel the financial squeeze at every stage of childhood if the government pushes through cuts … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: US: SCOTUS to Hear Virginia Transgender Case With Big Implications for Ed Policy and Beyond The 74 - October 27, 2016 The U.S. Supreme Court announced Friday it would decide whether the Obama Administration can require public schools to allow … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: US: USA Gymnastics Opens 'Independent Review' on Sex Abuse Scandal (Includes video) NBC News - November 03, 2016 USA Gymnastics, the national governing body for the sport, has hired an attorney to lead an "independent review" of its handling of … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: US: Federal Agency Announces $13 Million in Funding to Support Pay for Success Projects (Press release) Corporation for National & Community Service - November 03, 2016 The Corporation for National and Community Service (CNCS), today announced … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: PA: Penn State fined $2.4 million for failures related to Sandusky child abuse Reuters - November 03, 2016 Penn State University was hit with a $2.4 million fine on Thursday by the U.S. Department of Education for its mishandling of child molestation … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: United Kingdom: London borough opens doors to 'Jungle' migrant children Agence France-Presse - October 28, 2016 Horrified by the desperate plight of traumatised children in the "Jungle" migrant camp in France, one London borough is seeking to provide … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: Italy: UNICEF calls on Italian parliament to pass bill providing support for record number of unaccompanied refugee and migrant children UNICEF - October 27, 2016 UNICEF is calling on the Italian parliament to urgently pass an historic bill that … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: Ireland: Govt urged to intervene in 'child protection travesty' at Calais 'jungle' migrant camp Breaking News .ie - October 31, 2016 There are reports that 1,400, some as young as six years old, remain stranded at the camp after French authorities … [Read more...]