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➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NY: DYCS's Bill Chong and Susan Haskell on the importance of integrating services New York Nonprofit Media - October 09, 2017 Bill Chong, who was appointed commissioner of the New York City Department of Youth and Community Development by Mayor Bill de … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NY: Disabled Parents Sue New York City Over Child Removals New York Times - October 09, 2017 Child welfare workers have removed Shantell's three children from her care at various times, beginning in July 2016, following reports from hospital staff and … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NY: Dr. Courtney Cash joins Global Impact International (Restoration Rome) as vice president of development and community engagement (Press release) Restoration Rome - October 10, 2017 Global Impact International, the parent ministry of Restoration Rome, … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway West Africa: ECOWAS Signs Strategic Framework To Protect Children From Violence Sahifa - October 05, 2017 The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) on Thursday adopted a Strategic Framework for Strengthening National Child Protection Systems … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway Europe: EU Governments Forcibly Return Almost 10,000 Afghans Tolo News - October 05, 2017 The report states that Afghans forcibly returned from Europe include unaccompanied children and young adults who were children at the time when they arrived in … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway US: Riding 'the beast': child migrants reveal full horror of their journeys to America Guardian - October 05, 2017 To the question about how they travelled here, with a blend of pride and horror, most say: "I came on La Bestia" - which literally means … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway US: Human trafficking is a hidden aftermath of natural disasters (Includes audio) Public Radio International - October 05, 2017 Think about it in this disaster context: Your life was upended by a hurricane. Maybe you lost your home, your car. But you … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway PR: 'I'm so hungry.' Deep in Puerto Rico's countryside, we see firsthand the post-Maria crisis (Commentary) (Includes video) CNBC - October 03, 2017 When we landed in San Juan, Puerto Rico, our team's immediate focus was on a broken supply chain that was … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway PA: When we talk about mass deportation, we're talking about 4 million Latinx children without parents (Commentary) Public News Service (PNS) - October 04, 2017 Approximately one in four Latinx children living in the United States has one undocumented … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway PA: Erie County OCY Caseworkers Voice Concerns (Includes video) Erie News Now - October 05, 2017 The Erie County Office of Children and Youth is dealing with an increase in child abuse cases. Pennsylvania Auditor General Eugene DePasquale today came to … [Read more...]