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Child Protection Group Still Seeking Answers - CJOB

Tue, 2013/05/28 - 12:39am

Child Protection Group Still Seeking Answers
CJOB
The Canada Border Services Agency is reviewing how a U-S man suspected in the kidnapping of his son managed to make it to Brandon, Manitoba with the child. Christy Dikowicz of the Canadian Centre for Child Protection tells 680 CJOB a letter of consent ...

Efforts to address child abuse take hold in KC diocese - Kansas City Star

Mon, 2013/05/27 - 7:49pm

Kansas City Star

Efforts to address child abuse take hold in KC diocese
Kansas City Star
Since Bishop Robert Finn announced new child protection measures in the wake of the Shawn Ratigan scandal, the program has been cemented into place by a Jackson County judge who demanded regular reports on child welfare in the diocese after ...

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Children's Day: Ondo sets up 25 family courts for child protection services - Premium Times

Mon, 2013/05/27 - 11:33am

Premium Times

Children's Day: Ondo sets up 25 family courts for child protection services
Premium Times
The Ondo State Government said it has set up 25 family courts in various parts of the state to handle children related cases and promote Child Protection Services. The state governor, Olusegun Mimiko, disclosed this at this year's Children's Day ...

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Child protection staff overwhelmed by workload - The Age

Mon, 2013/05/27 - 8:53am

Child protection staff overwhelmed by workload
The Age
Child protection workers in one of the state's most crisis-riddled areas are suffering extreme fatigue and stress as they struggle to deal with excessive work demands. The Department of Human Services has been told to set a limit on the number of cases ...

National Child Protection Week - eNCA

Sun, 2013/05/26 - 10:56pm

National Child Protection Week
eNCA
Johannesburg, May 27 - It may be the start of Child Protection Week, but crimes against children are still alarmingly high - with more than 100 cases of child abuse reported every week. eNCA. An awareness poster created by Matla A Bana, a charity ...

Child protection law lag slammed - Tasmania Examiner

Sun, 2013/05/26 - 3:31pm

Child protection law lag slammed
Tasmania Examiner
Child protection law lag slammed. By CALLA WAHLQUIST. May 27, 2013, midnight. Cassy O'Connor. THE government has been accused of moving at a snail's pace to protect children after revealing that laws to establish working with children checks are still ...

Language adjustments made to UAE child protection law - The National

Sun, 2013/05/26 - 2:09pm

Language adjustments made to UAE child protection law
The National
ABU DHABI // An FNC committee has made minor changes to the new child protection law. Wadeema's law, named after an eight-year-old girl tortured and killed by her father, is intended to protect children from abuse and neglect. The FNC's Labour, Health ...

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Child protection advocate Hetty Johnstone wants Family Court investigated by ... - Courier Mail

Sun, 2013/05/26 - 6:16am

Child protection advocate Hetty Johnstone wants Family Court investigated by ...
Courier Mail
Child sexual assault victims will suffer on in silence unless the Family Law Court is investigated by the Royal Commission, according to child protection advocate Hetty Johnston. The founder and executive director of Bravehearts says the inquiry ...

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DPS spotlights child protection efforts - Weatherford Democrat

Sun, 2013/05/26 - 6:07am

DPS spotlights child protection efforts
Weatherford Democrat
AUSTIN – The Texas Department of Public Safety is encouraging residents to participate in “Take 25,” a national campaign focusing on child safety. This National Center for Missing and Exploited Children public awareness program urges parents, guardians ...

San Angelo Catholic Diocese scores well on child protection compliance - ReporterNews.com

Fri, 2013/05/24 - 7:32pm

San Angelo Catholic Diocese scores well on child protection compliance
ReporterNews.com
During the current auditing period, the San Angelo diocese spent almost $33,000 for child protection efforts on background checks, safe-environment workshops for church personnel, seminars for parents and safe-environment training for children. “We ...

Chief magistrate says NT's child protection department is failing - Yahoo!7 News

Fri, 2013/05/24 - 6:38pm

Chief magistrate says NT's child protection department is failing
Yahoo!7 News
The Northern Territory's chief magistrate says the child protection department is failing to categorise Aboriginal children at risk because of a lack of services. Hilary Hannam says the NT's Office of Children and Families will "only very rarely ...

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Not the first time: child protection worker lies about mom - Examiner.com

Fri, 2013/05/24 - 6:37pm

Examiner.com

Not the first time: child protection worker lies about mom
Examiner.com
WSVN reported today that a Department of Children and Families employee allegedly falsified a report about mother Catalina Bruno, who is currently behind bars for the death of her toddler. Officials said DCF child protection investigator Shani Smith ...

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Chief magistrate says NT's child protection department is failing - ABC Online

Fri, 2013/05/24 - 6:29pm

Chief magistrate says NT's child protection department is failing
ABC Online
The Northern Territory's chief magistrate says the child protection department is failing to categorise Aboriginal children at risk because of a lack of services. Hilary Hannam says the NT's Office of Children and Families will "only very rarely ...

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''Silo working'' undermined council's child protection work - Public Service

Fri, 2013/05/24 - 8:46am

''Silo working'' undermined council's child protection work
Public Service
''Silo working'' undermined council's child protection work. 24 May 2013. Rochdale Council failed young victims of sexual exploitation because departments refused to communicate with each other and bosses were not interested in the problem, according ...
News round-up 24-5: Child protection 'complacency' at RochdaleLocal Government Chronicle

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Child protection legislation - Lexology (registration)

Fri, 2013/05/24 - 8:38am

Child protection legislation
Lexology (registration)
Child protection legislation. A&L Goodbody; Ireland; May 24 2013; A&L Goodbody logo. Other recent legislative developments which employers need to be aware of include a number of legislative initiatives aimed at protecting children and vulnerable ...

Council to hear child protection and education update - Isle of Wight Radio

Fri, 2013/05/24 - 7:23am

Council to hear child protection and education update
Isle of Wight Radio
Raising the standards of child protection and education will be a top priority for the new-look Isle of Wight Council. The council's cabinet will meet on June 4, when progress reports on work to improve its performance in both areas will be presented ...

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News round-up 24-5: Child protection 'complacency' at Rochdale - Local Government Chronicle

Fri, 2013/05/24 - 3:27am

News round-up 24-5: Child protection 'complacency' at Rochdale
Local Government Chronicle
News round-up 24-5: Child protection 'complacency' at Rochdale. 24 May, 2013. Child protection. A damning report has laid bare a “culture of complacency” at Rochdale MBC that allowed paedophile gangs to prey on vulnerable girls, the Guardian reports.
''Silo working'' undermined council's child protection workPublic Service

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Saarclaw & Saarc CJs conference focus on child protection - The Statesman

Fri, 2013/05/24 - 1:51am

Saarclaw & Saarc CJs conference focus on child protection
The Statesman
The main focus of the conference was on child protection, and the confirmed topics of the conference included mapping of existing legal provisions related to child protection and identifying of gaps and challenges, child labour, sexual abuse and ...

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SAARCLAW & SAARC CJs conference focus on child protection - Business Standard

Thu, 2013/05/23 - 10:42pm

SAARCLAW & SAARC CJs conference focus on child protection
Business Standard
The main focus of the conference was on child protection, and the confirmed topics of the conference included mapping of existing legal provisions related to child protection and identifying of gaps and challenges, child labour, sexual abuse and ...

End child sexual abuse - Greenville News

Thu, 2013/05/23 - 10:02pm

End child sexual abuse
Greenville News
An array of private–public partnerships and the world-renowned expertise of Victor Veith, executive director of the National Child Protection Training Center, provided the foundation for a statewide task force. This task force includes law enforcement ...