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➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway PA: State data collection on newborn opioid exposure has short shelf life Bucks County Courier Times - February 16, 2018 Pennsylvania health officials are getting their first-ever look at the number of infants born dependent on opiates and opioids, but … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway CT: New Haven Legislators Applaud Approval of $1M Urban Development Funding for 'r kids (Press release) Connecticut Senate Democrats - February 16, 2018 Members of the New Haven state delegation today applauded the Bond Commission's approval of a $1 … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway US: Treat Teenage Moms Like Moms, Not Children (Commentary) New York Times - February 13, 2018 In Indiana, a 17-year-old can deliver a baby and then give a doctor permission to circumcise him. But during her delivery, she can't give the doctors … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway United Kingdom: Survivors of one of Britain's worst child abuse scandals promised groundbreaking 100m pounds compensation Mirror - December 08, 2017 Survivors of one of Britain's worst child abuse scandals have been promised a groundbreaking … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway United Kingdom: Scheme to share responsibility unaccompanied asylum-seeking children is extended LocalGov (UK) - December 08, 2017 A scheme to make sure local authorities share responsibilities for unaccompanied asylum-seeking children is to be extended … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway Ireland: Mandatory reporting of suspected child abuse becomes law RTE - December 11, 2017 The Children's Ombudsman said the introduction of mandatory reporting of suspected abuse required a Government commitment to make sure no child falls through the … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway Australia: Integrated approach Shepparton News - December 11, 2017 Victoria Police has launched its five-year vision and strategic plan to address family violence, sexual offences and child abuse. The strategy is the next stage of Victoria Police's … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway US: National Academy of Medicine should revisit issue of fetal alcohol exposure (Commentary) Ob. Gyn. News - December 08, 2017 More than 20 years ago the Institute of Medicine (recently renamed the National Academy of Medicine, or NAM) issued its … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway US: Immigration From Mexico Drops, but Increases From Central America Courthouse News Service - December 08, 2017 Immigration to the United States from the so-called Northern Triangle of El Salvador, Guatemala and Honduras rose by 25 percent in eight … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway US: Connie Hickman Tanner, National Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges Northern Nevada Business Weekly - December 08, 2017 Connie Hickman Tanner has been appointed chief program officer, Child Welfare and Juvenile Law at the Reno-based National … [Read more...]