➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway US: DeVos Is Planning to Rollback Guidelines That Protect Students From Sexual Assault (Commentary) Education Post - January 24, 2019 National surveys show that most students will experience some form of sexual harassment during their elementary and … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway US: Clergy Child Abuse Reporting Laws Uneven, Leave Loopholes Stateline - January 24, 2019 Like attorney-client privilege, private discussions between clergy and penitents are considered by many religions to be sacrosanct. This is especially true in … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway PA: Philadelphia is #1 again - and it's nothing to be proud of (Commentary) NCCPR Child Welfare Blog - January 23, 2019 For several years, two of America's top ten big cities have been extreme outliers when it came to tearing children from their … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway Iran: Iran Refused to Ban Child Marriage: Here's Why (Commentary) Iran News Update - January 31, 2019 The Iranian Regime failed to pass a parliamentary motion, proposed in December, which could have banned child marriage in the country, but this should … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway US: We need political reform in the foster care system (Commentary) Polytechnic - January 30, 2019 Foster care is a peculiar institution that allows for a minor who cannot return home for whatever reason, to find a home with a government certified … [Read more...]

➡ 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...]