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➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: Australia: Inquiry to examine rate of Aboriginal kids going into foster care Canberra Times - June 15, 2017 A national body which advocates for the welfare of Indigenous kids has welcomed an ACT inquiry into the overrepresentation of Aboriginal … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: US: Can we use big data to fight child abuse? The answer is complicated Salon - June 18, 2017 The mother's age. The parents' history with drug or alcohol abuse. The young person's experiences with child protective services. These are among the … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: PA: Children and Youth Services Sees Firsthand Effects of Opioids Centre County Gazette - June 18, 2017 The opioid crisis is shaping the way Children and Youth Services workers operate, as caseworkers, who enter the homes of clients and become … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: NY: Stand With Children or With Their Abusers (Opinion) Patheos - June 15, 2017 When victims of child sex abuse come forward to seek justice and stop abusers from harming others, unbelievably they are blocked by New York State law. New York ranks … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: New Zealand: Review shows child protection services need further work Medical Xpress - June 19, 2017 One of the first academic and independent reviews of the Government's direction on child protection services has raised fundamental concerns that the … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: Kenya: EU grants aid to Kenya for education and protection of refugee children KBC Channel 1 - June 19, 2017 The European Union has committed 92.6 million Kenyan shillings (800,000 Euros) for UNICEF's humanitarian response programmes to help refugee … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: Canada: First Nations child welfare agency responds to concerns after death in Wapekeka First Nation CBC News - June 19, 2017 Tikinagan Child and Family Services is responding to concerns after a 12-year-old, who had been in the care of the First … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: US: Why the Violence Against Women Act Is More Important Than Ever (Opinion) Woman's Day - June 19, 2017 It made a big difference by directing substantial new resources to local domestic violence programs. Also, VAWA funded communities to develop … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: US: New Findings from Diagnostica Stago Describe Advances in Medicare and Medicaid (Can Medicaid Claims Validly Ascertain Foster Care Status?) Pharmacy Choice - June 19, 2017 Managed Care Weekly Digest Investigators discuss new findings in Medicare … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: NY: Numerous Senate Bills Given Final Passage - Next Step: The Governor's Desk (Press release) New York State Senate - June 17, 2017 Preventing the Overburdening of Child Protective Service Employees: Bill S3146, sponsored by Senator Martin Golden … [Read more...]