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➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: US: Caring for immigrant youth fleeing Central America Crain's New York Business - May 18, 2017 "It made us think, Wow, how many kids we have seen whose situation we didn't fully understand and we never thought of referring to lawyers?" he said. … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: US: There Are 58,000 Slaves in the United States Right Now Inverse - May 19, 2017 The Global Slavery Index (GSI) offers the following recommendations for the U.S. to curb slavery: Improve the provision of appropriate housing for child trafficking … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: US: The Deportation Fears of Immigrants With Disabled Children Atlantic Monthly - May 19, 2017 As the Trump administration promises to deport a broader range of people, parents like Rafael and Sonia increasingly are seeking help to stay in the … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: US: The big squeeze on human needs programs continues (Opinion) Hill - May 19, 2017 Many Democrats and Republicans breathed a sigh of relief when, last month, Congress finally passed and President Trump signed the budget bill for the current 2017 … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: US: Reps. Granger, Lawrence & Sens. Blunt, Klobuchar Introduce Vulnerable Children and Families Act (Press release) Congresswoman Kay Granger - May 19, 2017 The measure would help more children living without families or in institutional care … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: US: America Needs to Do More to Support Mothers in Prison (Opinion) Vice Magazine - May 19, 2017 Studies show helping moms stay in touch with their kids behind bars is good for inmates and their families. So why aren't we doing … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: US: Parental Drug Abuse Sent More Than 85,000 Kids Into Foster Care In 2015 Daily Caller - May 20, 2017 After steady declines between 2009 and 2012 U.S. Social Services agencies experienced a sharp increase of children in need of foster care. … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: US: Ex-Arizona social services head joins Trump administration Associated Press - May 22, 2017 The former head of Arizona's social services agency had landed a job with the Trump administration. Clarence Carter is working as director of the Health … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: PA: Wolf administration discusses heroin and opioid epidemic effects on children and families Progress News - May 20, 2017 "Governor Wolf's administration has been consistently supportive of providing resources to combat the many challenges that come … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: NJ: Child-welfare agency doing better job protecting kids, monitor says NJ 101.5 - May 22, 2017 Fourteen years ago, the state Division of Youth and Family Services, DYFS, was placed under the supervision of a federal monitor after a series of … [Read more...]