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➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: US: 15 Startups Chosen for San Francisco Regional 'Startup in Residence' Program (Binti) Government Technology US - May 25, 2016 Binti seeks to create a mobile app for potential foster care parents working with San Francisco's Human Services Agency. … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: US: Why access to public bathrooms matters (Opinion) Pediatric News - May 26, 2016 Recently there have been bills introduced in several states that seek to deny transgender youth access to sex-segregated spaces including restrooms and locker rooms. … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: US: Preventing Child Abuse Fatalities: Support the Life-Saving Work of Child Protective Services (Opinion) The Huffington Post - May 26, 2016 According to the 2016 report by the Commission to Eliminate Child Abuse and Neglect Fatalities, many babies … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: US: Parental Alienation and the Bystander Effect (Opinion) Psychology Today - May 26, 2016 The bystander effect is an attitude of indifference and apathy, a simple refusal to get involved or offer assistance to another in need. Most alienated parents … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: US: New regs for Friday: Child welfare, transportation, emissions The Hill - May 26, 2016 The comprehensive child welfare information system (CCWIS) rule will replace previous regulations with a focus on using automated case management data about … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: US: Federal Judge Sets Hearing To Resolve ICWA Lawsuit; One Issue Still Pending (Audio) SDPB Radio - May 26, 2016 A federal judge has set a hearing date to reach a resolution in a lawsuit alleging violations of the Indian Child Welfare Act, or ICWA. … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: US: FACT SHEET: First Ever White House Foster Care & Technology Hackathon (Press release) The White House - May 26, 2016 Today, as a step to improve the lives of youth and families in the foster care system, to prevent more young people from … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: United Kingdom: One in five children referred over suspected abuse BBC News - May 25, 2016 A study of children born in 2009-10 suggests up to 150,000 pre-school children were reported over fears of abuse or neglect, most unnecessarily. Only 25% of … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: India: Government releases draft model rules of Juvenile Justice Act Livemint - May 26, 2016 Children aged between 16 and 18 years who have been charged with crime will not be sent to jail or lock-ups; neither will they be handcuffed under draft … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: Canada: Half of Canada's Inuit foster kids live in non-Inuit homes: Part III in a series Nunatsiaq Online - May 25, 2016 Sending high needs Inuit kids to live with strangers outside the territory, far from their language, culture and extended family, … [Read more...]