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➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: Nepal: SOS orphans raised by adoptive mothers Himalayan Times - June 01, 2016 SOS Children Village Chief Padam Bahadur Hamal said that it was challenging to run an artificial family. "Children are the future of the nation. We have make them feel that … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: International: New Longitudinal Study Finds Epidemic of Fear, Not an Epidemic of Child Abuse Chronicle of Social Change - May 31, 2016 When a longitudinal study of children in California found that they are more likely to be reported as allegedly … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: Ethiopia: Boys' & Girls' Towns of Ethiopia Gives 'A Chance In Life' to Young People Tadias - June 01, 2016 The Boys' & Girls' Towns of Ethiopia -- located in Emdibir of the Gurage Zone in Southwestern Ethiopia and supported by the New … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: China: The Truth About China's Missing Daughters National Review - June 01, 2016 What Johnson and her research associates found, however, as they interviewed thousands of Chinese families, was that this picture was far from complete. Talking to rural … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: Barbados: Attorney calls for child abuse cases to be heard Barbados Today - June 01, 2016 The legal advisor to the Barbados Child Care Board (CCB) is upset that sexual abuse cases involving minors are taking months, sometimes years, to be heard by the … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: US: NEWS FROM THE SENATE: Committed to Protecting our Children (Opinion) Greenwood Democrat - May 31, 2016 As a father to three daughters and grandfather two granddaughters, I believe that protecting our children needs to be a priority. This includes … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: US: National Foster Care Month: Celebrating Successes for Babies and Toddlers Huffington Post - May 31, 2016 Recently, I wrote about the need for a 21st Century Child Well-Being System that ideally would prevent abuse, neglect, and separation from … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: US: Faith-based Community Can Provide Support System for Foster Families (Opinion) Chronicle of Social Change - May 31, 2016 To be sure, this is America's next great mission field. Perhaps there is a church or faith-based organization in your area … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: US: 5 Stigmas About Foster Care Children and Foster Parents (Opinion) Care2 - May 31, 2016 Negative stigmas that still exist today only add to the wave of difficult situations that fostered children face. The following misconceptions regarding foster … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: US: Seeing Color: Why It Matters for Transracial Adoptive Families (Opinion) Chronicle of Social Change - June 01, 2016 In combating this issue, the goal is not to achieve a colorblind society but rather one that celebrates, instead of victimizes, … [Read more...]