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➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: US: Grassley, Colleagues Introduce Legislation Recognizing National Foster Care Month (Press release) U.S. Senate Committee on Judiciary - May 16, 2016 Sen. Chuck Grassley, co-founder and co-chair of the Senate Caucus on Foster Youth, and a … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: US: The Intersection of Love and Loss: Children of Incarcerated Parents Time - May 17, 2016 In her most recent project, published here for the first time, photographer Isadora Kosofsky follows incarcerated parents as they struggle to maintain … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: US: Indian Child Welfare Act: The Real Tragedy Is That It's Not Enforced (Opinion) The Chronicle of Social Change - May 17, 2016 Opponents of ICWA respond exactly as the Supreme Court majority dealt with the Voting Rights Act: Well, yes, racism used … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: US: Fueled by drugs, sex trafficking reaches 'crisis' on Native American reservation Thomson Reuters Foundation - May 17, 2016 Life on the remote Fort Peck Indian Reservation in northern Montana has all the ingredients for sex trafficking--poverty, … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: US: Family rejection may more than triple suicide attempt risk by transgender individuals Medical News Today - May 17, 2016 Family rejection increases the risk of two critical health outcomes that are common among transgender individuals-suicide … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: US: American Indian child 'welfare' law under fire (Includes video) (Opinion) Fox News - May 17, 2016 A child-welfare law passed by Congress nearly four decades ago specifically to protect Native American children and preserve their cultural heritage … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: PA: Philadelphia's Child Welfare Agency Loses Its State Certification CBS Philly - May 17, 2016 State welfare officials has revoked the Philadelphia Department of Human Services' certificate of compliance and, instead, issued a provisional license to … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: CT: Advocates Say Budget Continues Disinvestment in Children (Includes audio) Public News Service - May 18, 2016 An analysis by Voices for Children shows critical programs for children and families are being cut by more than $230 … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: United Kingdom: Parents of boy, 15, should not be told what son told social worker, judge rules Press Association - May 15, 2016 Mrs Justice Roberts has concluded that the teenager's wishes should be respected after analysing the case at a hearing in … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: United Kingdom: What Children Living in Foster Care Want From Their Foster Families (Opinion) Huffington Post UK - May 16, 2016 Tonight, 64,000 children across the UK will go to sleep in the safety and security of the loving home of a family who have … [Read more...]