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➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: CT: Stepping up efforts to treat trauma in the very young CT Mirror - October 17, 2016 Aileen McKenna trains people who work with kids on how to identify signs of trauma in very young children - things like a baby crying inconsolably or a 2-year-old … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: United Kingdom: Ofsted warning over police weaknesses in child protection BBC News - October 18, 2016 The head of Ofsted, Sir Michael Wilshaw, has criticized police forces in England for failing to take child protection matters seriously. He said … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: Sudan: Movies may help end female genital mutilation Health 24 - October 19, 2016 "The movies significantly improved attitudes towards girls who remain uncut," they reported after two experiments involving thousands of participants. The team said the … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: Lebanon: Child Protection Q3 2016 Dashboard, Inter-Agency Coordination Lebanon Relief Web - October 18, 2016 The quarterly dashboard summarizes the progress made by partners involved in the Lebanon Crisis Response and highlights trends a!ecting … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: Kenya: UK partners with Kenyan police to combat child abuse EIN Presswire - October 18, 2016 Today saw the official launch of Kenya's first police unit dedicated to the fight against child sexual exploitation and abuse (CSEA). The new unit, … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: US: Young people aging out of foster care may be leaving behind critical healthcare coverage EurekAlert - October 17, 2016 States are required to provide health insurance to young people who have aged out of the foster care system until their 26th … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: US: Survivors, advocates launch U.S.-based anti-trafficking effort Thomson Reuters Foundation - October 18, 2016 It aims to build awareness of social, economic and other factors such as family violence, underfunded schools and poorly run foster care … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: US: Supportive Housing Can Help Keep Families Together Huffington Post - October 18, 2016 Separating children from their families and placing them in foster care can have devastating, long-term consequences. This is sometimes preventable, especially … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: US: FBI rescues 82 children, arrests more than 200 in sex trafficking sting United Press International (UPI) - October 18, 2016 The FBI rescued nearly 100 exploited children and arrested more than 200 adults in what has become an annual international … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: US: Almost a Half Million Children Are in the Foster Care System Good Housekeeping - October 18, 2016 Over 400,000 children are in the foster care system. The initial goal is to reunite them with birth families or relatives if appropriate, but that's … [Read more...]