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➡ 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...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: India: Will frame model rules for adoption: Centre to Bombay HC Times of India - April 12, 2016 The Centre on Tuesday told Bombay high court within two months it will frame model rules for States to follow before Central Adoption Resources Authority … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: US: Pediatricians, health professionals speak against legislation targeting trans youth (Press release) (Includes video) Human Rights Campaign - April 12, 2016 "Lawmakers introducing bills that make it difficult for trans kids to survive in school or … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: US: Need Evidence That Child Welfare Sees Poverty As Neglect? Step One: Look (Opinion) The Chronicle of Social Change - April 12, 2016 The data are "hard to see" only if you refuse to look. And that also turns out to be part of the … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: PA: Wolf Administration Recognizes Child Abuse Prevention Efforts (Press release) PR Newswire - April 12, 2016 In partnership with counties, schools, and community organizations, the department is promoting evidence-based programs that give parents … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: PA: Child abuse awareness critical as case numbers skyrocket Sunbury Daily Item - April 12, 2016 The drastic increase in reports has affected local CYS agencies in a number of ways. In Montour County, the CYS agency employs one director and three … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: International: Breaking the adoption taboo in Dubai The Islamic Monthly - April 11, 2016 In the UAE and in many other Muslim countries, many people eschew the idea of adopting a child. Some concerns are religious and others are cultural. While Islam … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: US: The Battle Against Prisons for Kids (Opinion) The Nation - April 11, 2016 For as long as youth prisons have existed in the United States, so too has the pretense that there are no youth prisons. And so began the unending march of euphemisms, in … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: US: Pregnancy, Drug Use, and Why Prison Is Not the Solution (Opinion) Huffington Post - April 11, 2016 In New Hampshire, a bill to redefine opioid use or addiction in pregnant women as child abuse is making its way through the legislature, despite … [Read more...]