➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway US: Opioid Lawsuits Are Headed to Trial. Here's Why the Stakes Are Getting Uglier (Commentary) New York Times - January 30, 2019 The judge presiding over all the federal cases had hoped to settle them by now. But the behemoth litigation is only becoming … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway US: How the Opioid Crisis Is Changing the American Family - with Grandparents Raising Grandchildren People - January 30, 2019 More than 258,000 children are in today's foster care system due to alcohol or drug use by parents and of those, 1 in 3 children … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway US: Planning for Detention: How 2 States Help Immigrant Children Stay Out of Foster Care Governing - January 31, 2019 As of November, 14,000 immigrant kids were in government custody without their parents -- another record high. To keep more of these … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway US: Domestic Violence in a Marriage - How a Lawyer Can Help (Commentary) HG - January 31, 2019 When the person is a victim of domestic violence, he or she may need to take children out of the house or seek assistance immediately after the incident. Even … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway PA: The Opioid Crisis and Its Impact on the Practice of Family Law ALM Media - January 29, 2019 Addiction to opioids also has led to unprecedented child-custody litigation. Parents who become addicted to legal painkillers such as morphine, oxycodone or … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway PA: New laws, new focus, make sex trafficking a priority in Wayne River Reporter - January 30, 2019 "A lot people think that somebody gets abducted at an airport or a bus station by a stranger," she said. "But it's happening everywhere." Abductions do … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway Barundi: Humanitarian Action for Children 2019 - Burundi Relief Web - January 30, 2019 Burundians across the country, particularly women and children, continue to face challenges stemming from the political events of 2015, as well as the effects of … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway Australia: Report on government services 2019: Community services - Chapter 16 Child protection services Australia Analysis & Policy Observatory - January 22, 2019 Child protection services provide supports and interventions to promote child and … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway US: The startling toll on children who witness domestic violence is just now being understood (Includes video) (Commentary) USA Today - January 29, 2019 New research is giving scientists more insight into the far-reaching and long-lasting harms of … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway US: National Judicial Opioid Task Force Launches Online Resource Center Chattanoogan - January 29, 2019 The National Judicial Opioid Task Force, co-chaired by Tennessee Administrative Office of the Courts Director Deborah Taylor Tate, recently launched a … [Read more...]