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➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: United Kingdom: Vulnerable young people 'failed' by child protection services ITV - October 12, 2016 Vulnerable children are being failed by "unsatisfactory and inconsistent" protection services across England, according to a new report. The chair of … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: United Kingdom: NSPCC's child abuse helpline 'referrals on the rise' BBC News - October 13, 2016 The NSPCC in Scotland said operators referred 1,722 calls to the police and social services in 2015-2016. Referred calls have risen by 58% in the past … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: Ghana: New Children's Amendment Bill to streamline adoption process Joy Online - October 12, 2016 Sound financial background and ability to raise a child will be paramount before anyone can secure approval to adopt a child under the new Children's … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: Australia: Youth detention royal commission: Child protection in NT 'focuses on judging parents, taking away children' ABC News Australia - October 12, 2016 The child protection system in the Northern Territory is focused on judging parents and … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: US: IBM offers technology grants (Press release) The Free Library - October 11, 2016 Called IBM SafetyNet, the software can help not-for-profits -- such as those that provide services related to behavioral health, child welfare, after school … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: US: DNA's new 'miracle': How adoptees are using online registries to find their blood relatives (Includes video) The Washington Post - October 12, 2016 Most people who register with DNA databases are looking for information about their ethnic origins … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: PA: Auditor General releases final audit for child abuse hotline (Includes video) WPMT - October 12, 2016 Pennsylvania Auditor General Eugene DePasquale released his final audit of the Department of Human Services' child abuse hotline. In his audit … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: NY: 4 child welfare officials suspended in Harlem boy's death Associated Press - October 12, 2016 Four officials at New York City's Administration of Children's Services have been suspended in connection with the death of a 6-year-old boy whose … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: CT: Desperate Choices: Connecticut parents giving up custody for care (Includes video) Register Citizen - October 08, 2016 Lisa Vincent, a Torrington lawyer, is among two dozen parents and children's advocates across the state who have formed a … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: CT: Furious at DCF: Legislators call failures 'unacceptable' Newington Town Crier - October 08, 2016 Bristol's state legislators responded with shock and anger to a report into repeated failures at the state Department of Children and Families to … [Read more...]