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➡ 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...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway US: Immigration-rights advocates say Homeland Security is using minors as 'bait' (Commentary) Global Sisters Report - December 11, 2017 The complaint is on behalf of the approximately 400 people arrested this summer in an Immigration and Customs … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway PA: PROTECTING OUR CHILDREN: Safety worries spawn variety of bills against child abuse Tribune-Democrat - December 11, 2017 The struggle to help the state's child protection safety net cope with the increased demands placed on it by the opioid crisis has … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway PA: PROTECTING OUR CHILDREN: Despite scrutiny, counties still struggling to relieve overworked caseworkers Tribune-Democrat - December 11, 2017 There is broad consensus that the state needs to fix the child protection system as it strains under the … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway PA: Heroin crisis turns back clock on grandparents, making them struggling parents again Penn Live - December 11, 2017 In Pennsylvania, about 88,000 grandparents are raising 195,000 grandchildren. In about 40 percent of those cases, drug or alcohol … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway Australia: Pedophile Barred From Leaving Australia as Sex Tourism Law Takes Effect New York Times - December 13, 2017 An Australian law barring registered child sex offenders from international travel had an immediate impact when it took effect on … [Read more...]