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➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: PA: Jerry Sandusky cover-up charges get a new court schedule PennLive - May 25, 2016 The remaining criminal charges against three former Penn State leaders accused of failing to act on an early sexual abuse allegations against Jerry Sandusky got a … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: PA: Counties call for increased child welfare staffing, funding following ChildLine report (Includes video) PennLive.com - May 25, 2016 The County Commissioners Association of Pennsylvania, in a news release, said the state's counties, as a priority … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: Slovakia: New rules on children's rights to be adopted Slovak Spectator - May 25, 2016 The draft regulation follows three basic principles resulting from the Convention on the Rights of the Child: the principle of the best interests of the child, … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: US: What We're Learning About Housing's Role in Child Welfare Services (Opinion) The Chronicle of Social Change - May 24, 2016 Why do the federal government, major foundations, experts and advocates alike want to explore alternatives to foster care … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: US: We Must Decriminalize Trauma for Girls with Histories of Abuse or Neglect (Opinion) Youth Today - May 24, 2016 We are starting to better understand the ways in which childhood exposure to trauma can lead to survival strategies and behaviors that … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: US: USC Dean, Marilyn Flynn, Provides Examples on How Colleges and Universities Can Help To Innovate The Child Welfare System (Opinion) Huffington Post - May 24, 2016 We have to be concerned with the period before kids enter foster care as much as … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: US: Smoking while pregnant linked to schizophrenia in offspring Medical News Today - May 24, 2016 Smoking during pregnancy is known to increase the risk of numerous health problems for offspring, including birth defects and infant death. Now, … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: US: Having a Parent Behind Bars Costs Children, States Stateline - May 24, 2016 Many states are beginning to look at a growing body of research that shows that having a parent behind bars can have a destabilizing effect on an estimated 1.7 million … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: PA: State auditor general: 1 in 5 calls to state child abuse hotline went unanswered Bucks County Courier Times - May 24, 2016 Delays last year resulted in more than one in five calls to the state's child abuse hotline going unanswered, Pennsylvania … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: PA: Bill to close background checks loophole for clergy, doctors wins House panel approval PennLive.com - May 24, 2016 Legislation to close a loophole in the state's child protection background checks requirement won House Children and Youth … [Read more...]