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➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: International: East Africa: EALA Passes Bill On Human Trafficking New Times - October 20, 2016 The East African Legislative Assembly on Tuesday passed the EAC Anti-Trafficking in Persons Bill, and it will not be forwarded to heads of state for the … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: US: Departments of Justice and Health and Human Services Issue Joint Guidance for Child Welfare Systems (Press release) US Department of Justice - October 19, 2016 The Justice Department and the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) issued a … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: US: Top 10 Ways To Change Foster Care (Opinion) Huffington Post - October 20, 2016 Paperwork. It often interrupts services many walks of life. It is no different in the foster care world. I am still waiting on therapeutical services for children who … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: US: The A.C.L.U., on Transgender Students (Opinion) The New York Times - October 20, 2016 Every day across the country, school administrators have no difficulty including transgender students in facilities that match their gender identity while … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: US: Raising a vegan baby: Parents say abuse cases give a bad rap Associated Press - October 20, 2016 There's a right way and a wrong way to raise a baby on vegan food. Those who get it wrong, parents say, give the responsible ones a bad … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: US: DOJ Launches Campaign to Help Children Exposed to Violence Afro - October 20, 2016 The White House and the Department of Justice recently launched a campaign to help lessen the impact of violence on the nation's youth. The Changing Minds campaign … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: US: A Proactive Approach to Child Welfare and Safety (Opinion) The Chronicle of Social Change - October 20, 2016 Too often, state and local child welfare agencies find themselves in crisis mode, spurred on perhaps by a tragedy in the headlines, … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: PA: Former Penn State President Graham Spanier takes stand in Mike McQueary whistleblower trial PennLive - October 20, 2016 Former Penn State President Graham Spanier, perhaps offering a preview of coming attractions, testified publicly for the first … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: NY: Diversity-Based Admissions Coming to 12 More City Schools DNAinfo - October 20, 2016 A dozen schools are adopting new diversity-based admissions processes next year, after seven elementary schools began piloting the program, the Department of … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: NY: 6-year-old Harlem boy Zymere Perkins' death ruled a homicide New York Daily News - October 20, 2016 In a statement Thursday, ACS said: "The NYC Administration for Children's Services is deeply saddened to learn of the Medical Examiner's ruling in … [Read more...]