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The government of Trinidad and Tobago has completed its draft National Child Policy, according to this article from Newsday. The policy will serve as an "umbrella policy" which will consist of several "sub-policies," including the Child Protection Policy, a National Strategic Framework for Child Protection, the Children in Alternative Care Policy, the Nursery Policy, Early Childhood Development policy, Framework for Care and Protection of Children with Disabilities and Vacation Camp Manual and Guidelines. The article also describes the work of Minister in the Office of the Prime…
According to this article from Trinidad and Tobago Newsday, the Children Authority in Tobago plans to regularize foster care and promote kinship care in the country. “For those people who are in foster relationships, we want to regularise it," said Chairman Hanif Benjamin. "A lot of persons have a niece, a nephew; so, we are saying to people, come forward and we will help you to regularise the situation so that we can offer you the assistance you need to ensure that the child thrives." He added "we want to encourage those family members who have the ability to step forward…
A multitude of complaints against Trinidad's Children's Authority spurs investigation.
The foster care system in Trinidad and Tobago may soon see a significant change, according to this article from the Guardian of Trinidad and Tobago. The Children’s Authority, an organization that oversees child welfare in Trinidad and Tobago hopes that the “Child Act” legislation will be passed by parliament at the end of February, thus installing a more well thought-out and effective foster care system than the one currently in place. The current system started as a pilot program 20 years ago and has never been fully commissioned, says the article. The new foster care system promises several…