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➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: US: Call for paid family leave has reached the state and national levels Southeast Missourian - September 19, 2016 The call for paid family leave has grown louder in recent months, thanks to the upcoming presidential election. While the federal … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: PA: Local Agencies See Rise in Child Abuse Reports (Incldes video) WBRE/WYOU - September 16, 2016 "In just one year we had a 14 percent increase in the number of calls that came in," said Dallas. The increase in reports impacted efficiency. In some … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: PA: CHOP's international adoption team providing healthier, brighter futures (Includes video) WXTF - September 16, 2016 A local couple is expanding their already large family by adopting children from overseas, and a program at CHOP is helping them … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: NY: Debtors' Prison for Kids: When Families Can't Afford to Free Jailed Youths (Includes audio) Public News Service - September 19, 2016 Jessica Feierman, associate director at the Juvenile Law Center, called it a punishment for being poor. "We're … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: United Kingdom: Met tries to bar FGM practitioner from Britain Morning Star - September 20, 2016 SCOTLAND Yard is urging the government to intervene to prevent a "high-profile" practitioner of female genital mutilation from entering Britain. A High … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: United Kingdom: Foster care workers vote to form first ever trade union BBC News - September 20, 2016 The Department for Education said it was launching a fundamental review of fostering across the country. Foster carers can be employed by private … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: International: The internationally-recognised legal team Asian Express Newspaper - September 16, 2016 Until relatively recently, the idea of Foster Care in Brazil and Latin America was inconceivable. Abandoned and orphaned children were cared for … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: International: UNICEF: Int'l agency wants states to enact legislation to criminalise genital mutilation Nigeria Today - September 20, 2016 The UN Children's Fund (UNICEF) has urged state governments to have a comprehensive legislation to criminalise … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: Europe: Game to keep young people safe across Europe (Press Release) Anglia Ruskin University - September 19, 2016 The Keep Me Safe in Europe (KMSE) e-learning tool is a collaboration led by Anglia Ruskin University and the University of East London. … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: Canada: Trudeau government on notice in First Nations child welfare dispute: Blackstock Canadian Press - September 19, 2016 A leading aboriginal rights advocate says she is disappointed the federal government is defending its actions on First Nations … [Read more...]