Wednesday, November 12, 2003

New Zealand News - NZ - Reports into girls' deaths find fault with CYF

CYFS - Dysfunctional Dept

"The commissioner's investigation found a "fragmented approach" towards caring for the children."

CYFS has an organisational structure anomoly that makes little sense in terms of servicing its clients. Parents and children. Good case workers are in short supply. Even when excellent case workers are on the case, there are factors that make it more difficult for the parent to unstand how to benefit their children with CYFS. One of these factors is that each agency operates upon its manifesto and each one contacts the parents.

Now that sounds alright but when parents are experiencing the highly stressful family situation - the type of situation that gets CYFS called in - learning how to deal with it may not be an option. The parents, having to deal with persons from Youth Justice, social workers, mental health professionals, the police, laywers,. teachers, parents and friends is more stressful than it would be if there was just one or two professionals making contact instead of six of them.

Ever since CYFS New Zealand News - NZ - Reports into girls' deaths find fault with CYF: "These were forwarded to a women's refuge but not to CYF as police decided there were no immediate safety concerns. "

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