Child Care and Protection Services

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The Department of Social Development's Child Care and Protection Programme aims to safeguard and promote child well-being and build resilience of families and communities to care for and protect their children.

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Services

The Department of Social Development Child Care & Protection Programme provides services to children who:

Need care and protection.

Have special needs (this can include chronic illnesses, disabilities and those children who display behaviours that are difficult to manage). Through this programme the Department is committed to building families and communities that care and protect children in order to reach their full potential.

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Programmes

We offer Public Education and prevention programmes, targeting children; parents; families and communities, with more focus on parental responsibilities and rights.

A range of programmes and services for children with risky behaviours e.g. safety and risk assessment services; therapeutic and psycho social services, temporary safe care programmes; adolescent development; programmes for children with behavioural, psychological and emotional challenges, transitional care and support programmes for children about to exit alternative care; programmes for children that live and beg on the streets.

Statutory services - e.g. foster care programme, adoption programme.

Programmes aimed at reunifying children, that had been placed in alternative placements, with their families or communities of origin.

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Child and Youth Care Centers

The Department provides a supportive and safe environment for children in need of care and protection in residential facilities and shelters through a multi-programme and specialist service model that provides developmental, therapeutic and recreational interventions that enable the reintegration of the child into their community.

Level 2 Residential Facility: provides a placement for children in need of care and protection in less restrictive CYCC residential care programmes for temporary placement or long-term placement.

Level 3 Residential Facility: provides a placement for children in need of care and protection in more restrictive CYCC programmes. These are mainly specialised behavior modification/assessment programmes or a secure care programme.

Level 4 Residential Facility: provides placement for children in conflict with the law (awaiting trial and sentenced youth) in accordance with the Child Justice Act. The residential care programmes include in-house diversion programmes.

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