Hon Chester Borrows
National MP for Wanganui

Media statement

16 November 2015

Whanganui Children’s Team launched

Local MP Chester Borrows is looking forward to the positive difference the Whanganui Children’s team will make to the lives of at-risk kids.

“We have a duty to protect children from harm.

“The Whanganui Children’s Team works by developing an individual support plan and a single point of contact for a vulnerable child and their family.

“To ensure the child has the best possible chance in life, the team will integrate a range of social services, including health and education,” Mr Borrows says.

The Whanganui Children’s Team was launched on Friday by Social Development Minister Anne Tolley. It will support 400 at-risk children over the next two years.

“I credit all those involved in getting the team to this operational stage.

“Children’s Teams are about working together in a different way to get better outcomes for threatened children. There is nothing more important” Mr Borrows said.

Children’s Teams are a key part of the government’s plan to reduce child abuse and neglect.

More information on Children’s teams is available at: http://childrensactionplan.govt.nz/childrens-teams/new-childrens-teams/.

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