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➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: US: Getting Your Finances Ready for Adoption (Opinion) Huffington Post - May 04, 2016 When you think about it, planning to start a family through adoption is not much different than starting a biological family - it's all joyful. However, the unique … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: US: Child Abuse: The Not-Really-All-That-Shocking Truth (Opinion) The Chronicle of Social Change - May 04, 2016 Children's Data Network's (CDN's) five-year study suffers from the same flaw as the one-year studies: a reliance on official definitions … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: US: While we fear transgender people, predators hide in plain sight (Opinion) The Intelligencer - May 05, 2016 Child sex abuse, one of the most heinous of crimes, is also one of the hardest to catch because of offenders' power and victims' shame. … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: PA: Lawrence County has critical need for foster parents, officials say Ellwood City Ledger - May 04, 2016 On Wednesday, 76 children were in group homes or some sort of other care without foster parents in the area served by Children and Youth … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: NY: For Foster Kids, Preschool Can Be A Place To Catch Up Socially and Emotionally (Includes audio) WXXI - May 04, 2016 Coles says these are important skills foster kids might miss out on at home. "To the general public it's like, "Yeah, my mom and … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: NY: DOI releases second scathing report on ACS New York Nonprofit Media - May 04, 2016 The New York City Department of Investigation released its second report in under a month on policy and practice violations at the city Administration for … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: NY: A Whole New Tech World for Foster Care Youth in New York City Youth Today - May 04, 2016 The Digital Inclusion Summit, held Saturday, was organized by The New York Foundling, a nonprofit organization focused on empowering children and families in … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: United Kingdom: David Cameron finally U-turns on bid to accept stranded child refugees who've reached Europe (Includes video) Mirror - May 04, 2016 David Cameron has finally U-turned over a bid to accept stranded child refugees after weeks of … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: Canada: Nova Scotia suspends use of hair tests in child protection cases CBC News - May 03, 2016 Nova Scotia has suspended the use of all hair-strand drug and alcohol testing in child protection cases, following a CBC News investigation. At least … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: US: Survey suggests children of gay fathers are well adjusted Medical News Today - May 03, 2016 The study, "Experiences of Children with Gay Fathers," was conducted via an online survey, receiving responses from 732 gay fathers in 47 U.S. states. … [Read more...]