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➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: US: James Langevin pushes legislation to curb 'rehoming' of adopted children Washington Times - August 04, 2016 A congressman who is eager to stop such "rehoming" of children recently welcomed Ms. Steinhoff, 19, to Capitol Hill to tell her … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: US: It's time for sports federations to stop policing matters like sexual matters (Opinion) ESPN - August 04, 2016 One of the many disturbing parts of the exhaustively detailed IndyStar.com report that was posted Thursday, alleging that USA … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: US: Data-Sharing Efforts Aim to Improve Child Welfare, Juvenile Justice Outcomes The Urban Edge - August 04, 2016 Because the data from the two systems were long kept separate, held separately between local and state agencies, it was a struggle for … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: US: Child Welfare Ideas from the Experts, #9: Ensure Re-Entry Provision in Extended Foster Care The Chronicle of Social Change - August 04, 2016 Wannquist wants two amendments to the extended foster care provision that was part of the Fostering … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: US: Stigma Associated with Youth in the Foster Care System Chronicle of Social Change - August 05, 2016 Delinquent. Orphaned. Troubled. Aggressive. Neglected. What do each of these words have in common? They are all words used to stereotype and … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: US: Injustice: How the Sex Offender Registry Destroys LGBT Rights Advocate - August 05, 2016 It's hard to believe that until recently, there were still laws on the books that made it illegal to be gay. Our legal system may no longer explicitly … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: US: Child Welfare Ideas from the Experts, #10: Better Policing of Adoption Subsidies Chronicle of Social Change - August 05, 2016 Johnson would pursue, through legislation or administrative program instructions, changes to the way in which adoption … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: US: Adoption Shouldn't Be Racialized (Opinion) Christian Post - August 05, 2016 Adoption is a powerful and emotionally potent act, for the birth parent(s), the child and the prospective parents. To place a child for adoption or embrace a child … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: US: A decade after Marcus Fiesel, why are kids still dying in the care of people they trust? WCPO - August 05, 2016 Even as Greater Cincinnati grieved a decade ago, professionals in child welfare and foster care services hoped the blue-eyed boy's … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: US: 24-Hour Shift: Don't take adoption lightly Spotlight News - August 06, 2016 I'm saying this because what is really on my mind is re-homing, a growing issue in the adoption community that describes a situation where an adopted child is put up for … [Read more...]