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➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: Canada: 'Something wrong' with Alberta's child welfare system for Indigenous families: advocate CBC News - July 19, 2016 The watchdog for Alberta's most vulnerable children and families released a special report Tuesday outlining the systemic issues … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: US: AAP encourages pediatricians to screen for parental substance abuse Healio - July 19, 2015 Pediatricians are encouraged to screen their patients' parents for substance abuse, be alert for symptoms of child abuse or neglect, monitor children for … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: US: Opportunity to advance foster care in hands of Senate (Opinion) Philadelphia Tribune - July 19, 2016 Home Commentary Opportunity to advance foster care in hands of Senate Story Comments Print Create a hardcopy of this page Font Size: Default font … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: PA: Refugee Teens Sue for Educational Rights (Includes audio) Public News Service - July 20, 2016 A lawsuit filed in federal district court Tuesday accused the district of either refusing to enroll 17- to 21-year-old, non-English-speaking refugees at … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: NJ: One Simple Wish Promotes Nonprofit Collaboration While Brightening Lives Chronicle of Social Change - July 19, 2016 For nonprofits, navigating niche areas of meaningful work and learning to collaborate with other agencies can prove to be an … [Read more...]

Paramus Kidsave event hosts Colombian orphans with adoption as goal PARAMUS – In Van Saun County Park, a group of kids and adults took part Sunday in what, at first glance, seemed like a perfectly normal summer day. But the event, part of the Kidsave Summer Miracles Program, was more than just a … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: United Kingdom: Guide to the law on deprivation of liberty of children Community Care - July 14, 2016 There are likely to be a number of children and young people with disabilities who are deprived of their liberty without lawful authority in foster … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: Australia: Privacy commissioner to investigate health department over foster care breaches The Sydney Morning Herald - July 14, 2016 Victoria's leak-plagued human services department will be investigated by the state's privacy watchdog after … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: US: Senators Propose Grant Program to Help Dual Status Youth Youth Today - July 14, 2016 The Childhood Outcomes Need New Efficient Community Teams (CONNECT) Act would authorize grants for collecting data on and developing policies to help so-called … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: US: Juvenile Records Create Major Hurdles, Says Study The Huffington Post - July 14, 2016 The United States has no national standard for how juvenile records are dealt with, and no states earned a five-star rating from the Juvenile Law Center, a … [Read more...]