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➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: US: Hillary Clinton: The story of the Democratic presidential nominee Tolucan Times - September 11, 2016 In 1977, she co-founded Arkansas Advocates for Children and Families. She led a task force whose recommendations helped reform Arkansas's public … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: PA: Prosecutors swamped with child abuse reports Seymour Tribune - September 09, 2016 A nearly 40 percent increase in the number of reported cases of child abuse in Pennsylvania is straining the resources of county district attorneys' offices, with … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: PA: Adoption: More than 2,000 kids need a home in PA Daily Item - September 09, 2016 "I think it's true that many kids in foster care are overlooked because they are 'hidden' in foster homes," said Erin Eberspacher, project manager of Adoption & … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: PA: DN editorial: Bureaucratic morass killed a 10-year-old boy Philly.com - September 12, 2016 The usual bureaucratic post-mortems are underway. The school nurse has been suspended by the school district with intent to dismiss. The foster mother has … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: United Kingdom: Hundreds of child refugees have vanished since arriving in the UK, prompting fears of trafficking and abuse The Independent - September 05, 2016 Hundreds of child refugees are missing in the UK, The Independent can reveal, amid fears … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: United Kingdom: CPS prosecuting and convicting more cases of rape, domestic abuse, sexual offences and child abuse than ever before (Press release) Crown Prosecution Service - September 06, 2016 he CPS's annual Violence against Women and Girls report … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: Kenya: Bound for Marriage as a Child, Now a Change Agent for Kenyan Girls National Geographic - September 02, 2016 Since starting the Kakenya Center of Excellence boarding school in Enoosaen in 2009, nearly 280 impoverished girls have come to get a … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: International: Half a million children have risked exploitation as refugee and migrant crisis turns into big business for smugglers UNICEF Canada - September 02, 2016 New figures reveal that around half a million refugee and migrant children on the … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: International: Global Men Challenged to Take On Greater Roles in Child Protection and Parenting Efforts (Press release) Government of the Bahamas - September 02, 2016 International Society for the Prevention of Child Abuse and Neglect (ISPCAN) … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: Canada: Government of Yukon working to meet needs of foster children and foster parents (Press release) Department of Health and Social Services of Yukon - August 30, 2016 Foster parents in Yukon heard Sunday that they have an important role to play … [Read more...]