Child abuse in S’pore continues to rise following record high cases in a decade in 2020; majority cases of neglect
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The selection of documented youngster abuse scenarios in Singapore continues to increase, subsequent a file higher in a decade in 2020, mentioned the Ministry of Social and Loved ones Progress (MSF) in investigate introduced on Monday (Apr 11).
Considering that 2015, MSF has launched a lot more rigorous screening tools and teaching for gurus these types of as social employees, educators, counsellors, and health specialists.
The resources and schooling help them to rapidly decide on up security concerns for a youngster and find the proper intervention.
MSF has also stepped up general public training endeavours on boy or girl defense and family members violence more than the decades, which helped uncover additional circumstances of concern.
In Feb 2021, MSF formally launched the Nationwide Anti-Violence Helpline (NAVH) for reporting instances of loved ones violence, abuse, and neglect.
The hotline operates on a 24/7 basis, the place members of the community can report suspected circumstances of abuse or make standard enquiries.
MSF pointed out that there was an raise in the number of enquiries been given in 2021, mostly because of to extra men and women turning out to be extra knowledgeable of household violence and contacting the NAVH.
“The raise in the amount of cases investigated by MSF Child Protective Service (CPC) in 2021 was in tandem with the raise in enquiries, and this was predominantly due to the improved range of referrals from MSF CPS’s associates in the neighborhood,” reported MSF.
CPS investigated a whole of 2,141 conditions of abuse in 2021, a 63 for every cent bounce from the 1,313 instances in 2020.
A bulk of the cases investigated were being scenarios of neglect, which noticed the sharpest increase from 2020. This kind of incidents associated children inadequately supervised or expert psychological abuse or professional medical neglect.
Claimed maximize was mostly due to an increased number of referrals from CPS’s associates in the neighborhood, these as Loved ones Service Centres, educational institutions and Child Security Professional Centres, observed MSF.
Users of the community can make enquiries or report suspected scenarios of abuse at 1800-777-0000. /TISG
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