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➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: NY: The 'Unacceptable' Death of Six-Year-Old Zymere Perkins (Opinion) Daily Beast - October 10, 2016 Much can be said about the overwhelming backlog of cases, but the fact is that contracted outside agencies, like Safe Horizons, have too much power … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: US: Some foster kids are turning to 'survival sex' to make ends meet Circa - October 11, 2016 Survival sex is defined as "trading sex for food, a place to sleep and other basic needs," and one in three homeless kids and teens have done it, according … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: US: Better Integrating Behavioral Health, Juvenile Justice Systems Will Rescue More Kids Youth Today - October 10, 2016 It is now well-known that youth who come into contact with the juvenile justice system have high rates of mental health and … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: US: Drug-Addiction Epidemic Creates Crisis in Foster Care Stateline - October 10, 2016 The nation's drug-addiction epidemic is driving a dramatic increase in the number of children entering foster care, forcing many states to take urgent steps to … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: US: Homelessness: issues by the numbers and how you can help Oxford University Press Blog - October 10, 2016 One promising intervention is the "housing first" model, which is a housing and service approach that places homeless tenants directly into … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: US: Millennial's foster care calling shatters 30-something stereotype Baptist News - October 10, 2016 Being a single foster parent isn't without its challenges, so Haston said she leans on her Dallas community, family, church small group and Buckner … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: US: Proposed Tax Credit Would Reward Employers Who Hire Former Foster Youth Youth Today - October 10, 2016 Under the bipartisan Improving Employment Outcomes for Foster Youth Act (HR 5947, S 3409), employers could receive an annual tax credit for … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: US: This Yom Kippur, Don't Donate to Unsafe Synagogues and Schools (Opinion) The Algemeiner - October 10, 2016 The statement condemns cover-ups protecting Orthodox child molesters; ignoring, shaming or punishing of victims who cry out for help; and … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: US: For Love or Money: Increasing the Number of Foster Homes (Opinion) Chronicle of Social Change - October 08, 2016 Foster children are entering the foster care system in moderately increasing numbers. At the same time, we have fewer foster families … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: Haiti: Traffickers Likely To Prey On Kids In Haiti After Hurricane Matthew: Report Huffington Post - October 10, 2016 At least 2,000 children have been separated from their parents or evacuated from … [Read more...]