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➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: United Kingdom: Royal Borough and NSPCC launch campaign to raise awareness of child neglect Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea - October 14, 2016 For the next six months the children's charity, with support from the Local Children's Safeguarding … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: Malaysia: Muslim doctors against female circumcision Free Malaysia Today - October 17, 2016 "There is not a single verse in the Quran or anything from the collections of hadiths (sayings of Prophet Muhammad) that makes female circumcision a … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: Belgium: On the offensive against forced marriages (Includes video) Euronews - October 14, 2016 Chimène, from Togo, and Rokia, from Guinea, met in a Belgian refugee centre. They fled their countries to escape forced marriages. Obtaining asylum in … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: Africa: Child Migrants, Refugees Especially Vulnerable to Violence during Humanitarian Crises, Speakers Tell Third Committee, as Debate on Children Concludes Africa Newswire - October 14, 2016 While several delegates shared progress their Governments … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: US: As Child Welfare Agencies Turn to Data Analytics 'We Have to Be Really Careful' (Opinion) Route Fifty - September 28, 2016 "It's just a tremendous amount of volume, so you can imagine how quickly those decisions have to be made," said Erin … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: US: Obama signs new law for Native American children Grand Fork Harolds - October 14, 2016 The bill creates a Commission on Native Children that will study programs available for Native American children and identify solutions to address obstacles … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: US: A Hidden Crisis: The Pipeline from Foster Care to Homelessness for LGBTQ Youth (Opinion) Chronicle of Social Change - October 14, 2016 Research shows that children placed in foster care are more likely to develop Post-traumatic Stress Disorder … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: US: Foster care children at much greater risk of physical, mental health problems Medical Press - October 17, 2016 Children who have been in the U.S. foster care system are at a significantly higher risk of mental and physical health problems - … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: PA: Despite improvements, 9,000 calls to Pennsylvania child abuse hotline went unanswered Lancaster Online - October 14, 2016 Sweeping changes instituted since May have improved service at Pennsylvania's child abuse hotline, but more needs to be … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: PA: Private high school focuses on Philly kids in foster care Philadelphia Inquirer - October 17, 2016 The 62 other students at C.B. have stories like Paladino's, according to Roberta Trombetta, who founded the private school in 2015 when Arise … [Read more...]