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