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➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: US: Poised to hit Obama's target of 10,000 Syrian refugees Associated Press - August 04, 2016 After a slow start, it appears increasingly likely that the Obama administration will hit its goal of admitting 10,000 Syrian refugees into the United … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: US: Depression screening tools not accurate for children and adolescents Medical News Today - August 04, 2016 In Canada and the U.S., doctors are increasingly being encouraged to try to identify depression in children and adolescents - even if they … [Read more...]

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

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: PA: Child abuse cases are on the rise in Franklin County (Includes video) WHAG - August 04, 2016 In Franklin County there has been a spike in the number of child abuse cases. The Franklin County Children and Youth services have seen a 42 percent … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: NY: Suit over NYC foster care system continues Queens Chronicle - August 04, 2016 Beatings, sexual abuse, neglect and malnutrition. That's what countless kids in the city's foster care system have experienced on a daily basis, according to Marcia … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: United Kingdom: New Website for Childline Parenting Without Tears - August 04, 2016 To make it easier for young people to contact Childline, the NSPCC has unveiled a new brand and website (https://www.childline.org.uk/) which enables simpler access … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: Germany: Country Took Charge of Over 42,300 Unaccompanied Underage Refugees in 2015 Latin American Herald Tribune - August 04, 2016 Child protection services in Germany took custody of over 42,300 unaccompanied refugee children in 2015, the Federal … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: Canada: Country Announces Terms of Probe Into Missing, Murdered Indigenous Women The Canadian Press - August 03, 2016 Family members wiped away tears Wednesday, Aug. 3, as the federal government outlined the terms of an inquiry into the phenomenon of … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: US: What Does Trauma-Informed Mean to Foster Youth? (Opinion) Youth Today - August 03, 2016 Trauma-informed approaches offer frameworks grounded in an understanding of trauma, which provide safe spaces for engaging youth, delivering services and … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: US: States Focus on Improving Child Welfare (Press release) National Governors Association - August 03, 2016 The National Governors Association (NGA) today announced that eight states-Alabama, Kentucky, Maryland, Oregon, Tennessee, Virginia, West … [Read more...]