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➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: US: The Criminalization of Parenthood: Why Are Good Parents Being Charged With Child Neglect? (Opinion) Reader's Digest - April 25, 2016 Doring's story is emblematic of a disturbing trend. Parenting practices common a couple of decades ago -- letting … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: US: Report: Parents in prison affects kids' health Houston Chronicle - April 25, 2016 Texas children who have incarcerated parents suffer from trauma and emotional instability at the same magnitude as abuse and domestic violence, according to research … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: US: President Obama orders more compliance with ICWA Lakota Country Times - April 25, 2016 With the Indian Child Welfare Act facing a barrage of criticism and multiple lawsuits intended to undermine the law, the White House is stepping forward to … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: US: How Black Boys Suffer Sexual Abuse in Silence Vice - April 25, 2016 At issue in the allegations against Bambaataa is the statute of limitations in New York State. Despite its reputation as a center of liberal progressive politics, New York has … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: PA: Advocacy in a Dynamic Child Welfare System (Requires free registration) Legal Intelligencer - April 24, 2016 Since 2012, the Philadelphia child welfare system has been transitioning to a new model of service delivery using Community Umbrella … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: United Kingdom: Child Refugees - We Must Not Turn Our Backs (Opinion) Huffington Post - April 25, 2016 Some 95,000 children and teenagers in Europe as part of the refugee crisis are alone with no one to look after them. Lord Alf Dubs' amendment - … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: Nepal: International bodies' raise concern over Nepal quake-affected children Siasat Daily - April 24, 2016 A year after Nepal was jolted with devastating earthquake, various international organisations working for the rights of children have raised … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: India: Parents Of Abducted Children Lobby Washington In Hopes Of Influencing India News India Times - April 22, 2016 Along with the umbrella organization, Coalition to Stop International Parental Child Abduction, Parmar's group ascended on Washington … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: US: National Service Agency Announces More than $11 Million in My Brother's Keeper Commitments (Press release) Corporation for National and Community Service - April 22, 2016 As part of today's release of the My Brother's Keeper 2016 Progress Report, … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: US: When does disciplining a child become abuse under military law? (Opinion) Navy Times - April 24, 2016 Under certain circumstances, service members are allowed to resort to reasonable physical force to discipline their children. However, if too … [Read more...]