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➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway PA: Teen Challenge targets youths struggling with addiction Standard-Speaker - July 14, 2017 Teen Challenge offers 10 months of residential care for people struggling with their addictions. "Hopefully, we're rebuilding systems, and then they can go back … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway Australia: Indigenous community calls for greater say in ACT foster care system Newsgrio - July 18, 2017 The ACT Government recently announced a review into the Territory's foster care system, to address the fact it has the highest rate of Indigenous … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway US: Case Management Instead of Jailing Asylum-Seeking Mothers, Children for Profit (Opinion) UT News (University of Texas in Austin) - July 18, 2017 It is time to end the imprisonment of mothers and children who seek asylum protection in the U.S. after … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway US: USA Gymnastics hires new director of safe sport, in-house counsel amid sexual abuse scandal (Includes video) USA Today - July 19, 2017 USA Gymnastics on Wednesday announced the hiring of a director of safe sport and an in-house legal counsel, filling … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway US: Beyond open data: Insights through analytics GCN - July 19, 2017 More important than making data itself available, the authors argue, is recognizing the challenge of melding data into analytics. The book also looks at applications in transportation, … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway US: The international adoption rate has plummeted in the US (Opinion) TRT World - July 20, 2017 International adoptions have decreased annually from their global apex in 2004, when 22,989 children were adopted internationally by US parents, according to … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway US: Opioid Treatment Funds In Senate Bill Would Fall Far Short Of Needs National Public Radio - July 20, 2017 Addiction treatment specialists warn that $45 billion is far from enough to address a crisis that has escalated across the United States in … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: L.A. Parker: Children need and deserve a voice in the discussion (Opinion) Trentonian - July 19, 2017 Having a voice, a say, an opportunity to participate matters, especially during teen years. Even as adults, at our jobs and in relationships, we … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway Canada: Cybertip.ca warns parents about Snapchat's new map feature CBC News - June 28, 2017 Cybertip.ca, a program run by the Canadian Centre for Child Protection, sent out a Cybertip alert on Tuesday about a new Snapchat feature called Snap Map. "The new … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway Australia: Top-ranking Vatican cardinal charged with sex offenses in Australia (Includes video) Washington Post - June 28, 2017 A cardinal in charge of the Vatican's finances has been charged with multiple sexual offenses by Australian police, in one of … [Read more...]