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➡ 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...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: Leadership - May 23, 2017 An international non-governmental organisation, Jose Foundation since 2003 has continue to champion the fight against child sexual exploitation (CSE) in Nigeria. To address the issue of CSE in the country, Jose Foundation has … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: Ghana: ActionAid educates parents on child protection Ghana News Agency - May 22, 2017 Mr. Dabre Tanko, a Social Development Officer, Amasaman Department of Social Welfare, has called on parents to acquire birth certificates for their children, … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: Germany: After Taking a Million Refugees, Germany Curtails Family reunions from Greece National Herald - May 22, 2017 Germany is sharply limiting family reunions for refugees arriving from Greece, local media reported, concerned about a backlash … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: Australia: Government urged again to adopt 1997 Stolen Children recommendations (Includes audio) SBS World News Radio - May 23, 2017 It's been 20 years since the landmark Bringing Them Home report was released in 1997. It brought the forced removal … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: US: The RAND Approach to Child Welfare: Cutting Cost, Improving Outcomes Chronicle of Social Change - May 22, 2017 Today, the RAND Corporation issued a report describing how federal child welfare policy could be changed to improve outcomes for … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: US: Facebook's Leaked Child Abuse Guidelines Anger Parents and Advocates Fatherly - May 22, 2017 Facebook is here to stay and, unfortunately, so are the challenges that come with moderating the horrific images of abuse that occasionally surface … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: US: Are We Helping Kids in 'Kinship Care'? (Opinion) (Includes video) Medscape - May 22, 2017 By 2013, 7.8 million (1 in 10) children in the United States were being raised in a home where the head of the household was a grandparent or other … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: US: A Better Way to Ensure Educational Stability for Foster Kids (Opinion) Chronicle of Social Change - May 22, 2017 While educational stability is an important goal, it seems somewhat incongruous to use Alex's story to illustrate how the new … [Read more...]