➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway US: National Children's Advocacy Center in Huntsville Receives $2 Million in DOJ Grants (Press release) U.S. Department of Justice - October 13, 2017 The Department of Justice has awarded grants totaling $2.1 million to the National Children's Advocacy … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway US: 'They Told Me They Knew What Was Best for Him': Stories From Inside the Child Welfare System Jezebel and Rise Magazine - October 13, 2017 In 1997, the Federal Government passed the Adoption and Safe Families Act (ASFA), requiring foster care agencies … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NY: Grant to help Rexford foundation for children in foster care Saratogian - October 15, 2017 A local charity that provides children in foster care with free, new, and next-to-new clothing has received a received a large financial grant to help with an … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway United Kingdom: Children's services should not be 'blue light' service (Commentary) Locum Today - October 13, 2017 Children's service should not be a 'blue light' service, the Association of Directors of Children's Services has warned. In a position … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway Japan: NPA: Child abuse victims top 30,000 in first half of 2017 Asahi Shimbun - October 17, 2017 The number of abused children found by police reached a record 30,262 in the first half of 2017, up 5,751, or 23.5 percent, from the same period last year, … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway India: Police chief wants all stations to adopt abandoned children New Indian Express - October 17, 2017 The Kerala Police will soon chalk out a charity project proposal wherein all its stations adopt orphaned and abandoned children under a community … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway PA: Children and Youth Services dilemma: 'Do you take the child? Do you leave the child?' Lebanon Daily News - October 12, 2017 "People see CYS in one of two ways," Cathleen Palm, founder of The Center for Children's Justice, said. "Either they see them … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway PA: Auditor general to meet with county caseworkers about state child welfare system Tribune-Democrat - October 16, 2017 DePasquale's scheduled visit at the University of Pittsburgh at Johnstown's John P. Murtha Center for Public Service and National … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway Thailand: Inside Development: Rohingya refugee crisis: A city-sized refugee camp with even bigger child protection challenges Devex - October 12, 2017 Child-focused spaces on the Bangladesh-Myanmar border will number more than 1,500 in the coming year as … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway Niger: Protection for millions of children: ECOWAS Member States take a huge step forward Child Fund Alliance - October 12, 2017 In a decision that will have positive implications for millions of children in West Africa, all member states of the Economic … [Read more...]