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➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway South Africa: Children's basic human rights will be protected - GDSD Politics Web - July 10, 2017 The Gauteng Department of Social Development (GDSD) is the custodian of all children in the province and it is mandated by section 28 of the Constitution … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway Australia: Inside child removal in Australia Coffs Coast Advocate - July 11, 2017 It seems like the government can be damned if they do, and damned if they don't when it comes to removing children from their homes. No one really knows what goes on behind … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway US: Congressional Hispanic Caucus Questions DHS Effort to Target Parents of Unaccompanied Children (Press release) Congressman Luis Gutierrez - July 07, 2017 As stated in the letter, 'We applaud efforts to target, make arrests and bring down these (human … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway US: The Essential Role of Medicaid and Criminal Justice Huffington Post - July 09, 2017 As of September 2010, an estimated 70.800 youth were held in juvenile justice residential placement facilities in the U.S. Per national health surveys, a majority of … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway US: Why Health Care is Critical for Former Foster Youth (Opinion) Chronicle of Social Change - July 10, 2017 The repeal and replacement of ACA would have very measurable consequences for some young adults in America, particularly young people who have … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway US: State Department Pats Self on Back But We Still Don't Know How Many Kids Are Trafficked In the U.S. (Opinion) Huffington Post - July 10, 2017 ECPAT works to protect children from exploitation. For us the key question is, how much progress has the … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway US: Religious Leaders Denounce Immigration Raids Targeting Sponsors of Children Seeking Safety Church World Service - July 10, 2017 Last week, the Trump administration began a new wave of immigration enforcement raids, targeting sponsors of unaccompanied … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway US: Durbin Calls On Labor Department To Continue Funding Youth Job Training Programs In High Poverty, High Crime Areas (Press release) Senator Richard J. Durbin - July 10, 2017 Durbin recently introduced two bills with Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) that … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NY: Recently Installed New York Child Welfare Leader Looks to Reform the System Chronicle of Social Change - July 10, 2017 This March, former Obama administration official David Hansell took the helm of New York City's Administration for Children's … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NY: New Tutoring Program Aims to Help Students in Foster Care Stay in School (Includes video) NY1 - July 10, 2017 "The transition to foster care really made it hard for me to juggle my school work and the responsibilities of being a foster kid," Goswami … [Read more...]