Window Dressing CYFS Wont Protect Abused Children
Wednesday, 22 August 2001, 10:19 am
Press Release: Families Apart Require Equality
"Calls by Parentline to have the Child, Youth and Family
Department overhauled would only be a window dressing
exercise that will not solve the endemic problem of child
abuse", FARE spokesperson Darryl Ward said
today.
"Statistically, the safest environment for a child
is when it receives love and care from both of its natural
parents. Children who are denied the protection of their
father are most at risk, and overseas research clearly shows
this.
"Implementation of the provisions of the Shared
Parenting Bill, which aims to guarantee the right of
children to love and protection from both of their parents,
would be an extremely effective and cheap remedy for
reducing child abuse.
"A Government department like CYFS
will never on balance be a satisfactory substitute for the
combined love of a mother and a father.
"Overhauling CYFS,
or throwing more money at the abuse industry's gravy train,
will achieve little", Ward concluded.
ENDS
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