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➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: US: ICWA Puts Tribes' Interests Ahead of Children's (Opinion) Chronicle of Social Change - May 10, 2016 Congress passed ICWA in 1978 to alleviate a national crisis, the wholesale separation of Indian children from their families. But in attempting to … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: US: Faithful Ambition: National Networks Tap Congregations for Child Welfare Permanency, Preservation The Chronicle of Social Change - May 11, 2016 Christian-affiliated nonprofits, such as Lutheran Social Services and Catholic Charities, have long … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: PA: Senate acts to close loophole that exempted doctors, clergy from background checks law PennLive.com - May 10, 2016 Hoping to erase confusion about whether health care personnel and clergy who have direct contact with children or are responsible … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: United Kingdom: Fostering children is big business The Telegraph - May 07, 2016 Most people would be startled to learn how much of the child protection sector is now dominated by a handful of companies, most of them run by ex-social workers. These … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: Sweden: Unique Swedish study tests drugs to prevent child abuse The Nation - May 09, 2016 At Stockholm's Karolinska Institute, patients like Anders who have sought help for paedophile fantasies, but have not acted on them, are being given a drug … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: Iran: Sexual Molestation Case Involving 9-Year-Old Exposes Iran's Weak Child Protection Laws International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran - May 09, 2016 Child molestation is not clearly defined as a crime in Iranian law, despite the Islamic … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: US: Child Maltreatment Prevention Should Start Before Conception (Opinion) Chronicle of Social Change - April 26, 2016 April is Child Abuse Prevention Month, and the recent report from the Commission to Eliminate Child Abuse and Neglect Fatalities … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: US: Residential Schools: A Promising Alternative to Foster and Group Homes (Opinion) Chronicle of Social Change - May 02, 2016 Crossnore residents attend the public charter school on campus along with students from the community. All students receive … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: US: Senators Urge Implementation of Key Reforms to Improve Educational Stability for Children in Foster Care U.S. Senate. Committee on Finance - May 05, 2016 During National Foster Care Month, a bipartisan group of Senators calls on HHS and ED to … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: US: Hey, Look Everybody! The Magic Orphanage Is Back! (Opinion) Chronicle of Social Change - May 09, 2016 Every few years media and politicians fall in love with another Magic Orphanage. News stories assure us that the Magic Orphanage is nothing like … [Read more...]