➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway International: World: World has failed to protect children in conflict in 2018: UNICEF United Nations Children's Fund - December 28, 2018 The futures of millions of children living in countries affected by armed conflict are at risk, as warring parties … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway US: Trump administration expanding detention center for migrant children in Florida Associated Press - December 27, 2018 The Trump administration said Wednesday it will expand a temporary detention center for migrant children in Florida, expanding the … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway US: Top Stories of 2018: Indian Child Welfare Act Turns 40 (Commentary) Chronicle of Social Change - December 27, 2018 Forty years ago, Congress approved the Indian Child Welfare Act (ICWA) after years of painstaking research and activism. The grassroots … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway US: Our immigration system must treat immigrant children as children (Commentary) (Includes video) Hill - December 28, 2018 This month the number of immigrant children in government custody topped 14,000, the highest levels ever documented, including … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway US: Autopsy: Guatemalan Boy Who Died in US Custody Had Flu VOA News - December 28, 2018 An autopsy has revealed that an 8-year-old Guatemalan boy had the flu when he died while in Customs and Border Protection (CBP) custody in the southwestern U.S. state … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway US: Sec. Nielsen: Border Systems Pushed to "Breaking Point" Numbers USA - December 27, 2018 In the wake of the death of a second migrant child in federal detention, Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen blamed smugglers, traffickers, and migrant … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway US: 2018's shifting immigration policy leaves masses at border, kids detained UPI - December 27, 2018 As 2018 draws to a close, the United States is holding 15,000 unaccompanied migrant children in detention, with a fifth of those in the Tornillo "tent … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway PA: Court rules mothers' drug use in pregnancy isn't child abuse Associated Press - December 28, 2018 Pennsylvania's highest court ruled Friday that mothers who use illegal drugs while pregnant cannot be considered perpetrators of child abuse against … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NY: Counties hope state comes through with funds Press-Republican - December 30, 2018 The state, as the result of the Raise the Age legislation, is obligated to reimburse the counties for all costs arising from the program, provided that the county is … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NY: Speed aid to abuse survivors: The Child Victims Act should build on the success of Catholic Church compensation funds (Opinion) New York Daily News - December 31, 2018 Over the last decade, the New York State Catholic Conference, which represents the … [Read more...]