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➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: US: The New Focus on Children's Mental Health Atlantic Monthly - October 17, 2016 "It's during childhood and adolescence where we have a large concentration of mental-health issues, and school is where many kids are spending a large portion of their … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: US: In New #WithinReach Video, Comedy Stars Team Up to Get the Word Out About High-Quality, Affordable Child Care (Press release) Center for American Progress - October 18, 2016 Comedy stars are teaming up to get the word out about high-quality, … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: US: FBI sting shows child sex trafficking still thriving in United States (Includes video) The Christian Science Monitor - October 18, 2016 Kids often enter the criminal justice system for crimes such as "running away, truancy, drugs, alcohol, petty … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: PA: Former Penn State counsel Cynthia Baldwin defends PSU's actions in McQueary case PennLive - October 18, 2016 Baldwin, in an ironic twist, wound up being a staunch defender Tuesday of the university's decision to place McQueary on paid, … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: NY: ACS and Our Expectations (Opinion) New York Nonprofit Media - October 18, 2016 We need to continue to build on what Commissioner Carrion has done in reducing caseloads, increasing training and improving retention of caseworkers to achieve better … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: NY: Advocates For Children Call on Governor Andrew Cuomo Hudson Valley Press - October 19, 2016 Across New York State, a growing number of children are at risk of abuse and neglect, compounded by the recent rise in heroin abuse, while the very people … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: NJ: Advocates Call for Change in Juvenile Justice System (Includes video) NJTV - October 18, 2016 "Because the way our systems work we are so busy that we rarely have the time, we can't start from scratch, you're going to use the materials that come … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: CT: Has Connecticut's Cultural Change Gone Too Far? (Opinion) The Chronicle of Social Change - October 19, 2016 In a column published in a Connecticut newspaper, Ms. Katz argued that a tragic outcome in a single case should not be used to reverse … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: United Kingdom: Assistant Commissioner Martin Hewitt speaks about child protection (Opinion) (London) Metropolitan Police - October 21, 2016 Today, I'm going to focus on one particular element of that offending; protecting children from sexual … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: International: The world's future hinges on supporting 10-year-old girls, says UN The Guardian - October 20, 2016 According to the UN population fund's (UNFPA) state of the world population 2016 report, published on Thursday, the future of … [Read more...]