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According to Jamaica’s Child Care and Protection Act of 2004, the family is the preferred environment for the care and upbringing of children. However, at the end of December 2007, there were 2,442 children in institutional care in Jamaica, over double the amount that were in foster care. In an effort to examine the system of care, the Office of the Children’s Advocate undertook research into the Foster Care Programme in Jamaica. The study, which was carried out by the UWI’s Sir Arthur Lewis Institute of Social and Economic Studies, aimed to determine the effectiveness and the…
Jamaicans for Justice has conducted an evaluation of monthly monitoring reports of children’s homes across the island for the years 2005 and 2006. This review is an addendum to the Summary Report on the Status of Children’s Homes presented to the Commission in February 2006. This review was initiated by way of applications under the Access to Information Act, providing us with the opportunity to follow up on the implementation of the Keating Report and the provisions of the Child Care and Protection Act, 2004.
Jamaicans for Justice believes that the process of evaluation and the monitoring…
A study conducted in two residential care facilities in Jamaica found that one in every three youth in care tested positive for at least one sexually transmitted infection (STI), but laws restrict reproductive health education and enabling access to contraception for young people.
In a recent debate, Jamaica's Education Minister Senator Ruel Reid addressed the number of children living in alternative care in the country: in September 2016, 57 percent of children in care lived in various family-based care settings, while the remaining 43 percent (1,998 children) lived in residential care.
From February 12 to February 18, 2017 Jamaica observes National Foster Care Regnition Week.