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➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway US: Can Undocumented Immigrants Become Foster Parents in Your State? It Depends. Chronicle of Social Change - September 21, 2017 Though many states are facing a renewed pressure to recruit caregivers for foster children, few jurisdictions have created … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway PA: Keep families intact (Opinion) Times-Tribune - September 22, 2017 Recently, state Rep. Kathy Watson, Bucks County Republican, introduced a bill that would help ensure that babies who are born dependent on controlled substances are safely cared for … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NY: LGBTQ students more likely to face bullying, homelessness New York Daily News - September 20, 2017 Bullying and homelessness are far more likely to impact lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and questioning students compared to heterosexual kids, a … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NY: 'In One Day I Had Lost Everything That Mattered to Me': Stories From Inside the Child Welfare System Rise Magazine - September 20, 2017 In their coverage, many outlets focused on a familiar narrative of monstrous parents and failing caseworkers, in … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway CT: "The Faces of Kinship Care" Comes to Wes Weslyan Argus (Wesleyan University) - September 22, 2017 On Monday, Sept. 18, University graduates Julie Magruder '17 and Jackson DuMont '17 returned to their alma mater for a screening of their recently … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway Singapore: Spotting abuse of young kids Straights Times - September 25, 2017 A recent survey by the Singapore Children's Society suggested that pre-school teachers are not well trained in handling child abuse cases or are not aware of the resources … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway Rwanda: Govt Lifts Ban on Foreign Adoption of Rwandan Kids All Africa - September 21, 2017 Foreigners or persons outside Rwandan can now adopt children in the country, seven years after the Ministry of Gender and Family Promotion suspended the so-called … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway International: Tourism crimes! Volunteering and visiting Orphanages when traveling ETurboNews - September 22, 2017 It's human trafficking, child abuse and a crime participants often don't even know they are part of it. It happens in Myanmar, Nepal and … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway Democratic Republic of the Congo: Protecting Children in Armed Conflict: Voices from the field UN Office of the SRSG for Children and Armed Conflict - September 21, 2017 Despite progress made during the past decade, children across the globe continue to … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway Canada: Coordinating services for young victims in North Bay (Press release) Department of Justice Canada - September 22, 2017 Today, Anthony Rota, Member of Parliament for Nipissing-Timiskaming, on behalf of the Honourable Jody Wilson-Raybould, Minister … [Read more...]