SINGAPORE: The Ministry of Social and Family Development (MSF) will establish a social services coordination centre, as well as improve protocols and coordination with the police for missing children ...
Four-year-old Megan Khung suffered more than a year of abuse at the hands of her mother and the woman's then boyfriend. SINGAPORE – A new social services coordination centre will be set up to better ...
Sign up now: Get ST's newsletters delivered to your inbox A new social services co-ordination centre will be set up to identify child abuse cases, supported by ...
SINGAPORE – About one-third of pre-school educators surveyed in Singapore said they had not received any formal training in child protection. Respondents also reported having low confidence and mixed ...
The fatal shortcomings of the state’s flawed child protection were unearthed in a report by the state’s outgoing acting Principal Commissioner for Children and Young People, Meena Singh. The report ...
Budget cuts are leading to higher thresholds for safeguarding cases, endangering children and putting great stress on social workers. Judy Cooper reports on practitioners' mounting alarm Budget cuts ...
Government launches consultation on make-up of Child Protection Authority, which is designed to provide national oversight of safeguarding and tackle system's 'fragmentation, failure to learn lessons ...
Early Legal Representation: A Prevention Strategy for Child Protection Early legal involvement in child protection cases helps families understand their rights, follow proper procedures, and prevent ...