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➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway Jordan: MOSD, UNICEF convenes experts meeting for a national strategy on foster care for children without parental care UNICEF - August 22, 2017 "An important clause in the Convention on the Rights of the Child on early childhood protection programmes … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway Europe: New Objects Identified in Europol's "Stop Child Abuse" Campaign - Second Update Bellingcat - August 28, 2017 Europol, the law enforcement agency of the European Union, has asked the help of the crowd in countering child pornography. Despite all … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway US: Former Foster Youth Develops Online Course to Empower Foster Children Chronicle of Social Change - August 24, 2017 A former foster youth has created an innovative tool for professionals in the child welfare system through his online course, Fostering … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway US: New Treatment Program Aims To Keep Families Together Fix - August 25, 2017 The program aims to circumvent the foster care system by helping parents find recovery so they be better involved in their children's … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway US: Navigating the Path to a Successful Career: The Vitality of Vital Records Youth Today - August 25, 2017 Navigating the Path to a Successful Career: The Vitality of Vital Records. There is, however, an undocumented population of U.S. citizens among … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway US: More than 110,000 Children Need a Family Right Now (Audio) (Press release) Dave Thomas Foundation - August 25, 2017 In the United States, right now, there are more than 110,000 children in foster care waiting to be adopted. President & CEO of the … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway US: Memorandum of Agreement Between the U.S. Department of State Bureau of Consular Affairs and Intercountry Adoption Accreditation and Maintenance Entity, Inc. (Press release) U.S. Department of State - August 25, 2017 The Department of State, Bureau of … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway US: America must do more to help family members of incarcerated (Opinion) USA Today - August 25, 2017 More than half of imprisoned adults have minor children. And those kids often suffer trauma, end up in the system, or … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway US: To Counter Child Abuse, Administrators and Case Workers Need Support to Implement Evidence-Based Improvements Social Work Helper - August 27, 2017 Caseworkers often report that negotiating the multiple demands of their jobs puts them under constant … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway PA: School districts prepare for stricter truancy law Standard-Speaker - August 28, 2017 Students who miss three days of public school without an excuse might be sent to a program designed to improve their attendance, according to new Pennsylvania law. … [Read more...]