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➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: United Kingdom: EU court backs right to limit child welfare for migrants Deutsche Welle - June 14, 2016 The European Court of Justice has ruled that the UK government can stop new migrants receiving child welfare … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: International: UN won't disclose sources for child abuse report Gulf News - June 16, 2016 The United Nations will not disclose to a Saudi Arabia-led coalition sources of information that led the world body to briefly blacklist it for maiming and … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: International: The sickening trend of medicalised FGM The Guardian - June 16, 2016 The abuse of women and girls is being legitimised under the guise of health 'care', according to a report by 28 Too Many, a charity working to eradicate FGM. In many … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: Ghana: Child protection committee members visit prisons Ghana News Agency - June 15, 2016 The prison visitation came prior to a Regional Committee meeting when issues affecting nursing inmates were raised and the need for critical attention was … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: Germany: Gay couple's baby recognized as German in landmark ruling The Local - June 15, 2016 The Federal Court of Justice on Wednesday granted German citizenship to a South African child born to lesbian mothers in a major development for LGBT family … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: Canada: Sask. government taking over child welfare programs from Saskatoon Tribal Council CBC News - June 14, 2016 Effective today, the Ministry of Social Services is assuming responsibility for child welfare programs served by the Saskatoon Tribal … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: Australia: Ombudsman gets powers over child abuse PS News - June 16, 2016 The ACT Ombudsman is to be given the power to investigate allegations of child abuse in Canberra's schools, daycare centers, sporting clubs and other organizations with … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: US: Implicit Bias: More Than Just a Few Bad Apples Youth Today - June 15, 2016 Youth of color experience the worst outcomes in every youth-serving system, including law enforcement, child welfare and education, the data show conclusively. This is due … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: US: Stop TANF from Being the Child Welfare Slush Fund (Opinion) Youth Today - June 16, 2016 In the great debate over child welfare finance reform, few are paying attention to one of the biggest scandals surrounding how we pay for child welfare right … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: US: New law would have ruled out foster father accused in Bemidji girl's death Minneapolis Star Tribune - June 16, 2016 A Bemidji man accused of killing his 2-year-old foster daughter has a criminal record that would have prevented him from being a … [Read more...]