Adoption, Foster Care & Child Welfare Headlines: February 24, 2010

Adoption
Nepal: Diplomats urge Nepal to strengthen adoption controls

Foster Care
Oregon: House passes bill extending health benefits for teens leaving foster care

Child Welfare
Connecticut: Legislators considering new proposal for reporting child abuse

Adoption, Foster Care & Child Welfare Headlines: February 23, 2010

Adoption
South Korea: Domestic adoption of children promoted in SKorea
Louisiana: State to appeal gay adoption ruling
Vietnam: Vietnam's hill tribe children 'stolen' for adoption - Feature

Foster Care
California: State on Hook for Millions in Foster Care

Child Welfare
New York: Changes in statewide child abuse list
California: Parents cleared of false allegations remain on state's child abuser list
Columbus: 'Cookie-cutter' plan failed child in abuse case

Adoption, Foster Care & Child Welfare Headlines: February 22, 2010

Adoption
Louisiana: Louisiana must issue birth certificate to men who adopted baby boy, federal ...
Utah: Seeking adoptive parents' rights: Utah lawmaker proposes uniform sick leave ...

Foster Care
UK: 'Unofficial' fostering figures sparking concerns
Nebraska: Bill focuses on improving foster care
Indiana: Ruling on Indiana foster care payment cuts appealed
Michigan: Governor signs foster care bill

Child Welfare
Pennsylvania: Group of mothers with common foe: DHS and its 'adversarial system'
Kentucky: Panel approves compromise child protection bill
Columbus: Guardian not told call was taped
Pennsylvania: Is home where the heart is? Should poverty and inability to find & keep ...

Adoption & Foster Care Headlines: February 18, 2010

Adoption
Florida: Florida challenges gay adoption in Hollywood case
Nation: Hoekstra's bill could help Haitian children eligible for US adoption
Nation: New research on multiracial adoption questions current practices
Oklahoma: Transracial adoptions in Oklahoma mean reward and challenge

Foster Care
Canada: Foster parents protest changes

Adoption & Child Welfare Headlines: February 17, 2010

Adoption
New York: NY court overturns adoption by J&J heiress
Indiana: 5-Year-Old At Center Of Adoption Court Battle
Egypt: Egypt to try US couple, Egyptians over adoption

Foster Care
DC: Archdiocese ends D.C. foster care program, cites conflict with same-sex marriage

Adoption & Child Welfare Headlines: February 12, 2010

Adoption
Nation: Child: US Adoption Agency Bought Me
Arizona: Bill gives married couples adoption preference
UK: Smokers face adoption and fostering ban

Child Welfare
Connecticut: Juvenile Court: Change, But Concerns

Adoption & Child Welfare Headlines: February 11, 2010

Adoption
Haiti: French Propose International Oversight of Haitian Adoptions
Arkansas: Both sides ask for ruling on Ark. adoption ban

Child Welfare
California: Court decision causing Contra Costa to alter child protection policies
Ohio: Report: Hundreds forced into labor, sex in Ohio

Adoption & Child Welfare Headlines: February 10, 2010

Adoption
Florida: Adopted son of gay Key West man gets state subsidy
Nation: Intercountry Adoption Highly Regarded by American Public Even as Numbers of ...
Indiana: Indiana adoption laws addressed in proposed bill

Child Welfare
Ohio: Glitch hinders updates on child-welfare data

Adoption, Foster Care & Child Welfare Headlines: February 9, 2010

Adoption
Nation: Klobuchar's Adoption Legislation

Foster Care
Oklahoma: Appeals court OKs class-action status for foster-care suit
Florida: Governor teams with dolphin to promote adoption
Colorado: HB10-1059: Gagliardi Bill Helping Foster Kids Get Driver's Licenses Passes ...

Child Welfare
Oregon: Ore. studies role age plays in child-abuse checks

Adoption & Child Welfare Headlines: February 4, 2010

Adoption
Nepal: Nepal 'should suspend' adoptions
Australia: More Aussies adopting while overseas

Child Welfare
Nation: US Winning War on Child Abuse
Ohio: Mangold to lead NIH research team
Rhode Island: Union: Caseworkers' loads too high

Adopton, Foster Care & Child Welfare Headlines: February 3, 2010

Adoption
Missouri: Mo. adoption records bill clears Senate committee
Utah: House clarifies requirements for biological fathers

Foster Care
Tennessee: Tennessee Department of Children's Services accredited by council


Child Welfare
Connecticut: Conn. sets 1st site for open child welfare trials
Nation: APNewsBreak: US Study Shows Drop in Child Abuse

Foster Care & Child Welfare Headlines: February 2, 2010

Foster Care
Nation: Foster Care Quality Linked to Hyperactive Youths' Progress Study finds number ...
Poland: Foster care to replace orphanages for very young

Child Welfare
North Carolina: Family court process streamlined

Adoption & Foster Care Headlines: February 1, 2010

Adoption
Missouri: A Determined Quest to Bring Adoptive Ties to Foster Teenagers
Missouri: Bill would open future Missouri adoption records
El Salvador: El Salvador families seek adoption answers

Foster Care
Pennsylvania: Youths exiting foster care could get a helping hand