Why are our systems failing to protect children?
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Comment by Lesley Dewar on January 16, 2011 at 23:05 -
An alarming article in the West Australian recently ran the headline, ‘Child welfare plans put back as sex claims rise’.The article goes on to say ‘More than 3100 claims of child sexual abuse were reported to WA authorities last year but only a fraction were proven.’ ‘Some child health experts say the new figures confirm their concerns that under mandatory reporting laws, resources could be diverted from areas most in need.’ The most distressing thing about the article was that out of those 3109 claims only 363 have been substantiated.It compares to 2008 when there were 1611 reported cases, with 350 substantiated.We have to ask ourselves “Why?” Why aren’t abuse reports being substantiated? WhyRead this whole article at Safe4Kids
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