Child Welfare Information Gateway E-lert! - Child Maltreatment 2011

Child Welfare Information Gateway E-lert! December 2012 Encourage your colleagues to subcribe to E-lert! To ensure that E-lert! reaches you each month, please add us to your safe senders list. The following new and updated publications and resources are now available from Child Welfare Information Gateway. Use the links listed below, or contact us to request print copies, which we will mail you free if they are available. The Information Gateway website search function is now powered by Google. Check it out today! What's New Child Maltreatment 2011 Get national and State statistics on child abuse and neglect from the Children's Bureau, which shows a steady decline in the number of victims for the fifth consecutive year. http://www.acf.hhs.gov/programs/cb/resource/child-maltreatment-2011 Engaging Families in Case Planning Discusses the importance of involving families in case planning and provides strategies for caseworkers and agencies that can encourage and support family engagement. http://www.childwelfare.gov/pubs/engaging_families.cfm Rural Child Welfare Practice Highlights the importance of understanding the diverse needs, strengths, and resources of children and families from rural areas. http://www.childwelfare.gov/pubs/issue_briefs/rural.cfm Updates Finding and Using Postadoption Services Describes some of the issues that may arise in adoptive families after adoption and how the needs of adopted children and youth change according to their age and developmental stage. http://www.childwelfare.gov/pubs/f_postadoption.cfm Intestate Inheritance Rights for Adopted Persons Discusses the right of an adopted child to inherit from his or her adoptive parents whether or not the parent has written a will. http://www.childwelfare.gov/systemwide/laws_policies/statutes/inheritance.cfm Parental Drug Use as Child Abuse Presents laws that address the issue of substance abuse by parents. http://www.childwelfare.gov/systemwide/laws_policies/statutes/drugexposed.cfm Use of Advertising and Facilitators in Adoptive Placements Reviews States laws that permit, regulate, or prohibit the use of advertising or facilitators in private or independent adoptions. http://www.childwelfare.gov/systemwide/laws_policies/statutes/advertising.cfm In This Month's CBX The December/January issue of Children's Bureau Express (CBX) spotlights social media strategy and policy suggestions from the NRC for Child Welfare Data and Technology, a framework for developing social media privacy guidelines, and research on teen perceptions of social media's effect on their well-being. https://cbexpress.acf.hhs.gov The CBX Centennial Series, CB Decade-by-Decade, features articles that examine highlights from each decade of the Children's Bureau's first 100 years. https://cbexpress.acf.hhs.gov/index.cfm?event=website.viewArticles&issueid=142&sectionid=1&articleid=3723 Subscribe to CBX at http://www.childwelfare.gov/admin/subscribe Did You Know? Domestic Violence Web Section This section provides resources on addressing domestic violence and working with service providers to ensure the safety of children and preservation of families. http://www.childwelfare.gov/systemwide/domviolence/ Give Us Your Feedback To help us meet your needs, we welcome your ideas and suggestions. Please check out our website for publications surveys and other ways you can provide input. Thank you! Connect With Information Gateway and the Children's Bureau on Facebook Child Welfare Information Gateway and the Children's Bureau are on Facebook! "Like" both pages today and start connecting with others in child welfare and related professions. http://www.facebook.com/childwelfare http://www.facebook.com/thechildrensbureau Contact Information Child Welfare Information Gateway Phone: 800.394.3366 Email: info@childwelfare.gov Web: http://www.childwelfare.gov Chat live with an Information Specialist between 10 a.m. and 5 p.m. EDT. E-lert! is a free service of the Children's Bureau/ACF/HHS and Child Welfare Information Gateway.