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Schools In Transition A Guide for Supporting Transgender Students in K-12 Schools

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Today’s society is recognizing the experiences and needs of transgender people as never before. This trend is most evident in our nation’s schools, where an increasing number of transgender and gender-expansive students live openly as their authentic selves. At the same time, parents, students, educators, administrators and other stakeholders are working together to determine the best ways to support these
students.

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US: “Trauma on Trauma on Trauma”: For Refugee Children, the Journey Is Only the Beginning (Opinion)

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➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway

US: “Trauma on Trauma on Trauma”: For Refugee Children, the Journey Is Only the Beginning (Opinion)
Truthout – March 29, 2017
Hundreds of thousands of other women and children have made the perilous journey to escape gang-related violence in Central America’s northern triangle countries of Guatemala, Honduras and El Salvador, and many have been similarly ensnared in one of three US immigrant-family jails.
http://www.truth-out.org/news/item/40006-trauma-on-trauma-on-trauma-for-refugee-children-the-journey-is-only-the-beginning

 

NY: No home of their own: Shortage of foster homes reaches critical levels

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➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ:

NY: No home of their own: Shortage of foster homes reaches critical levels
Albany Democrat-Herald – December 18, 2016
It’s been a familiar story as Linn and Benton counties have mirrored two statewide trends for at least the past five years: a shrinking number of certified foster homes and a strained child welfare system crushing its staff with unmanageable caseloads.
http://democratherald.com/news/local/no-home-of-their-own-shortage-of-foster-homes-reaches/article_f9e46348-4ff5-55f6-aa35-17b8c85a85ad.html

 

A Guide To Post Adoption Resources

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The New Jersey Adoption Subsidy Program provides support and assistance
to families after their adoption is finalized. Although a caseworker is no longer assigned to
your child, your family now has an assigned Subsidy Specialist to assist you with concerns or questions, and obtaining community resources. Your Subsidy Specialist can help with Medicaid, subsidy payments, address changes, and other issues important to your family.

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