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➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: PA: Groups get $1.5M to find kids who need insurance Philly.com - June 14, 2016 Two Pennsylvania nonprofits will share nearly $1.5 million in federal money to increase low-income children's access to health care in the state -- an award that is … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: United Kingdom: BREAKING NEWS: 29 children's centres to close across Derbyshire Derbyshire Times - June 14, 2016 Twenty-nine children's centres across the area will close as Derbyshire County Council bids to make savings of … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: International: 5 Things You Need to Know About Female Circumcision and Genital Mutilation AlterNet - June 14, 2016 More than 200 million girls and women alive today have undergone procedures to alter their genitalia for non-medical reasons, known as … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: Hungary: International Adoption Of Hungarian Children On The Rise Daily Hungary News - June 14, 2016 The number of Hungarian small children adopted from abroad has grown by more than twenty five percent around the previous 12 months, with a single in … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: Germany: Mulling stricter child marriage laws The Local de - June 13, 2016 Authorities have registered hundreds of cases of children being married to adults before they arrive as refugees in Germany, Bild reported on Saturday. Bavaria, for example, … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: US: Families First Child Welfare Bill Released, Goal To Move Quickly Child Welfare League of America - June 14, 2016 The legislation includes three overarching pieces: a reauthorization of the Title IV-B programs (Promoting Safe and Stable Families, … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: US: Attorney: One need not be an actual parent to gain parental rights Walla Walla Union-Bulletin - June 14, 2016 It has become increasingly apparent in recent years that the affinity of certain nonbiological parents can become an integral part of a … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: PA: The how and why behind Allegheny County's campaign to move teens out of group homes New Pittsburgh Courier - June 14, 2016 In Pennsylvania and nationwide, there?s a push to reduce the reliance on congregate care for youth. In group homes, they … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: PA: City DHS stops holding children overnight in office Philly.com - June 15, 2016 At a City Council hearing Tuesday, acting DHS Commissioner Jessica Shapiro said staff have worked diligently to place children with family, in emergency shelters, or … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: NY: What is a Parent? Broadening the definition of "parent" in gay and lesbian same-sex relationships Planoprofile - June 14, 2016 The legal debate wages on for gay parents as to what constitutes a "parent." Is it biology? Legal status? Or, in the … [Read more...]