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➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway US: Child Welfare Ideas from the Experts #9: Standardized Registry of Maltreatment Reports Chronicle of Social Change - August 01, 2017 Hora calls on Congress to move toward national standards for state child abuse and neglect registries, and a national … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway US: Our View: Law meant to protect tribal kids could put them in harm's way Havasu News-Herald - August 02, 2017 The appeal claims that applying the act to private cases such as the termination of parental rights accomplishes no legitimate government … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway US: Child Welfare Ideas from the Experts #10: Youth-Friendly State Ombudsman Offices Chronicle of Social Change - August 02, 2017 Limkin would require the establishment of a state-level, "youth-friendly" Children's Ombudsman Office as a condition of a … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NY: Victims Assistance Center awarded over $350000 to fight child abuse Watertown Daily Times - August 02, 2017 The Victims Assistance Center of Jefferson County will receive more than $350,000 to investigate child abuse, Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo's office … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway International: On abuse: Francis yet to make critical clerical changes (Opinion) National Public Radio - July 28, 2017 Pope Francis' attempts to hold bishops accountable have meant very little because his capacity to do so is limited by the Code of Canon … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway International: Gender inequality linked to child abuse, neglect: study Press Trust of India - July 30, 2017 Children growing up in societies that experience high levels of gender inequality are more likely to be abused and neglected, a study warns. The … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway International: Child abuse and neglect in the islands Marianas Variety (Northern Mariana Islands) - July 31, 2017 According the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, discrimination against women substantially influence the levels of child … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway Canada: Foster boy's death a result of child welfare failings, Alberta judge says Canadian Press - July 28, 2017 An Alberta judge says the death of a foster boy from abuse was a direct result of the failure of provincial child welfare to deal with his … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway Canada: 'This is what reconciliation looks like': Northern First Nations regain control of child welfare services CBC News - July 28, 2017 First Nations in northern Manitoba have regained control over child welfare services in their communities. After 2½ … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway Australia: Collaboration proves vital for children in crisis University of South Australia - July 27, 2017 Understanding the benefits of child protection, police, and child and family advocates and therapists working together in local communities to … [Read more...]