[DCS] Adoptable Children's Portraits Exhibit Stops in Evansville: Heart...
(Source: Indiana Department of Child Services) Entry Description EVANSVILLE, Ind. (Nov. 3, 2014)-The Indiana Heart Gallery, a traveling exhibit featuring compelling portraits of children in need of...
View ArticleBetty Colt case: Mother of abused children jailed for trying to kidnap them...
The property from which the children were removed Photo: Andrew Meares The matriarch of a 40-strong family being investigated over allegations of inter-generational incest has received 12 months' jail...
View ArticleSweeping reforms to child protection in NSW take effect (Housing NSW)
(Source: Housing NSW) Minister for Family and Community Services Gabrielle Upton said a major transformation of the child protection system takes effect from today. "The NSW Government's most important...
View Article1,000 families for B.C. children and teens (Ministry of Children and Family...
(Source: Ministry of Children and Family Development) 1,000 families for B.C. children and teens VICTORIA - During Adoption Awareness Month in November, the Province is launching a new social media...
View Article1,000 families needed for B.C. children and youth (Ministry of Children and...
(Source: Ministry of Children and Family Development) 1,000 families needed for B.C. children and youth By Stephanie Cadieux Minister of Children and Family Development and Mary Ellen Turpel-Lafond,...
View ArticleKU lands $2.9M grant to serve state's most vulnerable children affected by...
(Source: KU - The University of Kansas) LAWRENCE - The number of children in foster care in Kansas has hit a new record, and one in five of those children are there because of issues related to...
View ArticleCommunity investment key to protecting children
Keeping children safe and stable is the most important element of the child welfare system. The children and families involved are facing multiple challenges, and despite diligent oversight, services,...
View ArticleToronto's longest standing gala celebrates Viva Italia at the 28th Annual...
TORONTO, Oct. 29, 2014 /CNW/ - On November 1, the 28th annual Teddy Bear Affair will travel to the piazzas of Italy to raise funds for the Children's Aid Foundation. Over 1,200 guests will be treated...
View ArticleSchuette Urges Congress to Support Legislation to Prevent Child Sex...
(Source: Office of the Attorney General of Michigan) Schuette Urges Congress to Support Legislation to Prevent Child Sex Trafficking on Internet Contact: Joy Yearout 517-373-8060 October 21, 2014...
View ArticleCounty Releases Children, Youth and Family Budget 2013-2015 (San Mateo...
(Source: San Mateo County, CA) San Mateo County for fiscal years 2013-2015 will spend more than half a billion dollars of federal, state and local funds for programs that directly benefit children and...
View ArticleSchuette Urges Congress to Support Legislation to Prevent Child Sex...
(Source: State of Michigan) Schuette Urges Congress to Support Legislation to Prevent Child Sex Trafficking on Internet Contact: Joy Yearout 517-373-8060 October 21, 2014 LANSING, Mich. - Attorney...
View Article14th Annual Stand Up for Kids Awards Honour Local Child Advocates
TORONTO, Oct 30, 2014 /CNW/ - October is Child Abuse Prevention month, a time to raise awareness about the duty to report and steps that can be taken to keep children safe from abuse and neglect. As...
View ArticleUrgency around permanency: A stakeholder's summit (Embassy of Canada in France)
(Source: Embassy of Canada in France) Ottawa, Ontario, Wednesday, November 5, 2014 Check against delivery Thank you for inviting me to speak to you about adoption in Canada. This is a subject that is...
View ArticleEckerd Foster Youth Advocates for Change in the Foster Care System (Vermont...
(Source: Vermont Department for Children and Families) A foster youth in Eckerd's Youth Development Program is seeking change in the foster care system through the New England Youth Coalition (NEYC)....
View ArticleThe benefits of guardianship in mental disorder and older age
John M. Cachia and Miriam Camilleri December 2012 was a milestone for all those working with and on behalf of vulnerable people in the fields of mental disorder, disability and old age. This is because...
View Article>A Republican Senate means changing the chairmen
WASHINGTON (AP) — If Republicans win the Senate, the Pentagon should brace for constant grilling from Sen. John McCain, who has found fault with nearly every aspect of President Barack Obama's national...
View Article[DCS] Adoptable Children's Portraits Exhibit Stops in Indianapolis: Heart...
(Source: Indiana Department of Child Services) Entry Description INDIANAPOLIS (Nov. 6, 2014)-The Indiana Heart Gallery, a traveling exhibit featuring compelling portraits of children in need of...
View ArticleProtecting B.C.’s children and youth from sexual exploitation (Government of...
(Source: Government of British Columbia) VICTORIA - Sexual exploitation can happen to anyone. But the average age when children are first exploited is 13 to 15 years old, making them particularly...
View ArticleAPNewsBreak: Child welfare agency settles lawsuits
HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — Five employees who had their names added to a child abuse registry as a form of discipline by Connecticut's child welfare agency will be taken off the list, union officials told...
View Article>APNewsBreak: Child welfare agency settles lawsuits
HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — Five employees who had their names added to a child abuse registry as a form of discipline by Connecticut's child welfare agency will be taken off the list, union officials told...
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