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➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: US: Emancipation from Foster Care: A Cruel Joke (Opinion) Chronicle of Social Change - April 15, 2016 The average length of time spent in foster care in 1999 was 32 months. By 2014, the average time had dropped to 19.5 months. Progress, but still … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: US: All Children Deserve to Be Safe (Opinion) Chronicle of Social Change - April 16, 2016 On April 7, four Los Angeles County social workers were charged with felony child abuse and falsifying public records as a result of the 2012 death of … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: US: Federal PSA Campaign and Study Aim to Increase Awareness of Youth Homelessness Youth Today - April 18, 2016 "I really didn't feel safe anymore at home," says the first young person in a new public service announcement campaign that aims to … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: PA: Why DA Seth Williams is wrong about criminalizing truancy (Opinion) News Works - April 15, 2016 Such sanctions fail to re-engage students and families in school. Instead, they push families further away and increase distrust of schools -- while … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: NJ: Christie Administration and Rutgers University Collaborate on New Website to Improve Child Welfare Accountability and Transparency (Press release) Rutgers University - April 15, 2016 Delivering an unparalleled level of child welfare … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: Guatemala: Mom Puts Groceries Away While 2-Year-Old Plays on Front Patio. She Has No Idea Someone's Watching Independent Journal - April 19, 2016 Anyeli had just become another victim of human trafficking, and her parents haven't been in contact with … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: China: Hidden Children: Abandonment, Adoption, and the Human Costs of the One-Child Policy Foreign Affairs - April 19, 2016 The recent gradual loosening of the one-child policy does not change the fact that "out of plan" children may be seized from … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: US: States With Punitive Justice Systems Have Higher Rates of Foster Care, Study Finds Newswise - April 19, 2016 The number of children in foster care across the country is driven not solely by child abuse and neglect, but by states' varying politics … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: US: Preventing Child Abuse Before it Occurs US News & World Report - April 19, 2016 April is Child Abuse Prevention Month, an important time when concerned citizens and organizations host public awareness events and educational activities focused … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: US: Child Welfare Solutions: Paging Captain Obvious (Opinion) Chronicle of Social Change - April 19, 2016 When foster parents tell me about their ill-treatment I always say the same thing: The system really needs you. If that's how they treat you, … [Read more...]