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➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: South Korea: For adoptees, DNA is game changer for finding roots Yonhap News - April 13, 2016 Adopted by a white American couple in California in 1961, Kim said she knows she had a better life in the U.S. than she would have had as a biracial child … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: Kenya: Street kids struggle for survival in Kenya Agence-France Presse - April 14, 2016 One estimate, by the Consortium of Street Children (CSC), an international charity, suggests the number of street children could be as high as between 250,000 and … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: US: Good Parents, Good Kids: Anger--What is it, really? (Opinion) Record-Bee - April 12, 2016 Anger frequently becomes a default emotion children use when a different feeling would have accomplished a lot more. But that part of their brain--the … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: US: New federal study provides insights on homeless youth Southwest Journal - April 13, 2016 More than half of homeless youth surveyed for a new federal study became homeless for their first time after a parent or caregiver asked them to leave. … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: US: New federal law extends support to homeless preschool students EdSource - April 13, 2016 Homeless preschool students will soon be able to remain enrolled at their schools even if their families move, thanks to the Every Student Succeeds Act, the … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: US: Openness of adoption records vary state to state Sioux Falls Argus Leader - April 14, 2016 The decision to seek out biological parents or children can be tense, difficult and at times impossible. How a person goes about finding and reconnecting … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: NY: Epidemic, need for action acknowledged The Daily News - April 13, 2016 The cost of properly treating addictions, which Pleus said needs to go far beyond the 21 days of in-patient treatment her son received, are high. But itemizing the criminal … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: United Arab Emirates: New child protection law 'a big move for UAE's development' The National - April 12, 2016 On Tuesday, President Sheikh Khalifa issued Federal Law No?3 of 2016 on children's rights, which was originally named Wadeema's Law after … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: Russia: Russian NGO proposes nationwide register of prospective adoptive parents RT - April 13, 2016 A member of the Russian Public Chamber and the head of an NGO dealing with orphans has said that a nationwide database of people who want to adopt a … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: International: Child refugees in Europe need better protection from traffickers - Unicef Thomson Reuters Foundation - April 12, 2016 Europe's refugee crisis has created a "huge business opportunity" for human traffickers, and governments should widen … [Read more...]