The People of Malta “Wara tnax-il sena li jiena u r-raġel ma kellniex it-tfal tagħna, għażilna li mmorru għall-fostering. Ma kinitx b’għażla li ma jkollniex tfal. Għaddejt minn ħafna tbatija speċjalment li kull darba kont nitlef it-tarbija. Il-problema ta’ ‘recurrent miscarriages’ hija sitwazzjoni partikolari u li jgħaddu minnha ħafna nies. Illum nieħdu ħsieb tlett itfal, […]
Read moreĦAJTU NBIDLET: TKELLEM QUDDIEM 400 RUĦ U ĠIE FOSTERED
Bil-fostering ħajti nbidlet mil-lejl għan-nhar. Dan intqal minn Giulio Aquilina, li għandu tmintax-il sena u erba’ snin ilu kien ġie fostered. Giulio spjega magħna kif huwa minn dejjem xtaq li jkun fostered, sabiex iħossu bħala parti minn familja. Qal li huwa kien jistħi u waqt konferenza quddiem mijiet ta’ persuni wassal biex qal xewqtu: “Imma […]
Read moreWork by young people to remove stigma on fostered children
Just as much as the fostering system is seen as a good gesture for children who end up being taken away from their families, so much more is still a stigma on those people who talk about these experiences. In fact, many go through negative experiences because they have simply been raised with fostered families. […]
Read moreTaħriġ dwar fostering ibbażat fuq ‘My Backpack’
Taħriġ dwar fostering ibbażat fuq ‘My Backpack’ Is-Sibt filgħodu sar taħriġ għal persuni li jixtiequ jibdew jagħmlu fostering ta’ tfal bejn l-4 u t-12-il sena, bit-taħriġ jiffoka fuq il-programm ‘My Backpack’ li qed ikun applikat f’diversi pajjiżi Ewropej. Dan il-programm, li ġie ddiżinjat mis-Social Worker Bep van Sloten, joffri mekkaniżmu ta’ għajnuna għat-tfal biex fl-aħħar […]
Read moreFoster Carers training based on ‘My Backpack’
Training was held on Saturday morning for people who want to start fostering children between the ages of 4 and 12, with the training focusing on the ‘My Backpack’ program which is being applied in several European countries. This program, designed by Social Worker Bep van Sloten, offers a mechanism to help children ultimately […]
Read more15 children placed in alternative care in 2020
15 children were removed from the family environment they were living in and placed into the care and custody of welfare services in 2020. A child went back to live with their biological family by the end of that same year, with the parents regaining full custody of the child. The information was tabled in […]
Read moreAn article in the Times of Malta about The trauma of reconnecting children with biological parents after several years
The trauma of reconnecting children with biological parents after several years New contact after children went through ‘bereavement phase’ is problematic Sarah Carabott Foster parents are warning that recent efforts to reintroduce children to their biological parents after several years of no contact could be traumatic. Those who spoke to Times of Malta over the past […]
Read moreStqarrija mill-Assoċjazzjoni Nazzjonali tal-Foster Care fl-okkażjoni tal-Jum Internazzjonali tat-Tfal 2020
L-Assoċjazzjoni Nazzjonali Maltija tal-Foster Care bi pjaċir tirrikonoxxi d-dħul fis-seħħ ta’ liġi ġdida (l-Att dwar il-Protezzjoni tat-Tfal (Ħarsien Alternattiv)) bl-għan li tipproteġi lill-minuri u li fost l-oħrajn tagħmilha possibbli li tfal li ma jistgħux jgħixu mal-ġenituri tagħhom jingħataw id-dritt ta’ placement permanenti mal-familji jew persuni li qed jieħdu ħsiebhom. Din il-liġi ssaħħaħ ukoll il-vuċi tat-tfal […]
Read moreMinors Care Review Board
Click here to see who are the Members of the Minors Care Review Board as conferred by article 31 of the Minor Protection (Alternative Care) Act.
Read moreMinor Protection Act 2019
You can access the Monor Protection Act 2019 by clicking the links below. This Act will be replacing the Child Protection (Alternative Care) Act, Cap. 569, to provide for protection orders for minors, for alternative care and for suitable protection for those minors deprived of parental care or in the risk of being so deprived, […]
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