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➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: Canada: Indigenous children lose cultural connection in child welfare system CBC News - May 18, 2017 The Windsor-Essex Children's Aid Society recently released a breakdown of how many Indigenous children were in its care compared to other "minority … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: Bhutan: Committee on the Rights of the Child Considers Reports of Bhutan United Nations Office at Geneva (UNOG) - May 18, 2017 The Committee on the Rights of the Child today concluded its consideration of the combined third to fifth periodic report … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: US: A New Meth Surge Gathers Momentum Pew Charitable Trust: Stateline - May 18, 2017 The opioid epidemic has killed tens of thousands over the last two years and driven major reforms in state and local law enforcement and public health policies for … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: NY: Orange County declares May National Foster Parent Month (Press release) Orange County Government, Office of County Executive Steven M. Neuhaus - May 09, 2017 According to Steve Brescia, Chairman of the Legislature, Foster Parent Month provides an … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: Canada: Data can aid 'broken' child-protection system Phys.org - May 11, 2017 Jane Kovarikova doesn't mince words when it comes to how she feels about the child-protection system in Ontario and the fate of youth who have transitioned from or simply … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: US: A closer look at littlest victims of schoolhouse assaults Associated Press - May 01, 2017 Student-on-student sexual assaults rise significantly during middle-school years, an Associated Press analysis of federal crime data found. But even as … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: US: Stopping the opioid crisis in the womb (Includes video) CNN - May 05, 2017 The maintenance clinic then referred her to the University of Tennessee Medical Center. Jessica first visited a doctor at the hospital's prenatal clinic in December and … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: US: Renewed Family First Push Discussed for Summer Chronicle of Social Change - May 11, 2017 Youth Services Insider has learned that Senate Finance staff held a conference late last week with child welfare advocates to discuss a possible … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: US: Bill requiring Olympic sports organizations to report sex abuse allegations advances Orange County Register - May 11, 2017 The Senate Judiciary Committee on Thursday to approved a bill that would require Olympic sports organizations to … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: PA: Abuse experts warn Blair County parents about marketing children to predators (Includes video) WJAC TV - May 11, 2017 She said people in Pennsylvania do no realize how prevalent human trafficking is in the state. She said traffickers take … [Read more...]