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➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: United Kingdom: Social work bill could exempt councils from child protection duties Community Care - June 01, 2016 New government powers to test new ways of working in children's services could allow councils to duck child protection duties and … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: Russia: Senator prepares bill banning 'baby boxes' in Russia RT - June 01, 2016 Russian senator Yelena Mizulina has prepared a motion banning "baby box" facilities that allow parents to anonymously abandon their newborn children, saying these cause … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: Nigeria: Nigeria's Lagos records 4035 cases of sexual and child abuse in 2015 Naija247news - June 01, 2016 Lagos State recorded 4,035 cases of sexual and child abuse in the last one year, the state's Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice, Mr. … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: US: US may be greatly undercounting pediatric concussions Medical News Today - June 01, 2016 Pediatrics / Children's Health Neurology / Neuroscience Emergency Medicine Sports Medicine / Fitness US may be greatly undercounting pediatric concussions … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: US: Mormon Church accused of turning blind eye to child abuse in foster care program Associated Press - June 01, 2016 The Mormon Church has been hit with another lawsuit saying that it did nothing to protect children in a church-run foster program … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: US: Leading U.S. Child Welfare Expert Dr. William C. Bell Elected to National Court Appointed Special Advocate Association Board of Trustees (Press Release) Marketwired - June 01, 2016 The National Court Appointed Special Advocate Association … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: US: Children's asylum approvals vary by US region Austin American-Statesman - June 01, 2016 For unaccompanied immigrant children seeking asylum in the U.S., where they apply seems to make a world of difference. Information Gateway Resource: … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: PA: SPECIAL REPORT: Pa's troubled child abuse laws York Dispatch - June 01, 2016 Pennsylvania's child welfare workers were caught off guard by last year's dramatic increase in reported cases of abuse, and key lawmakers didn't question what now appear … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: NY: State senator's ailment stalls child abuse reform in committee New York Daily News - June 01, 2016 The fate of a bill to make it easier for child abuse victims to seek justice faces yet another hurdle in the state Senate. The bills addressing the … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: South Africa: Future of crime faces no-hope youths IOL - May 31, 2016 These children are generally ignored, and when attention turns towards them, they are made to feel like nuisances, and that hardens them," Yolande Singleton of Tshwane Child … [Read more...]