Category: Newspapers

Sole interest of Children and Young Persons Advisory Board should be to promote children’s interests

Inquiry was appointed by the prime minister Judge Michael Mallia said the board should have only one interest – to exclusively promote children’s interests. The board that advises on out-of-home care should never risk the children’s future or feel torn between their and the parents’ interests, a judge has warned. The Children and Young Persons […]

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Familja bi 3 itfal tiffosterja 3 itfal oħra

Għall-kopja Rose u Aaron Delia l-imħabba ta’ bejniethom ma waqfitx mal-familja tagħhom għax flimkien mat-tliet uliedhom qed irabbu tlitt itfal oħra. Il-kopja Delia qed jiffosterjaw tifel u żewġt ibniet. Ma’ tvm.com.mt fil-festa tal-familja huma stqarrew lit-tfal reġgħu ġabu ferħ kbir fil-familja minkejja l-impenn li jenħtieġu fit-trobbija tagħhom. Kien b’kumbinazzjoni li l-familja Aaron u Rose Delia saru jafu […]

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Children need policy makers who invest in foster care – Half of children in out-of-home care are in residential care

Policymakers had to invest more in foster care and accept it was the preferred out-of-home care for children who are taken away from their biological parents, social worker and lecturer Daniella Zerafa urged this week. “Children need policy makers who invest in attracting more foster careers, not hesitating to declare foster care as the preferred […]

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National standards and policies in child protection lacking – paediatrician warns

Research carried out by paediatrician Kevin Borg, who has a special interest in safeguarding children, shows that, more than anything else, the health division in Malta is lacking an over-arching child protection policy that sets standards for all health professionals working with children, including doctors, nurses, midwives and other allied health professionals. These include learning […]

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Il-President se tiftaħ bibien il-Palazz għad-Djar tat-Tfal

Il-President Marie-Louise Coleiro Preca ħabbret li se tkun qed tiftaħ il-bibien tal-Palazz San Anton għat-tfal li jgħixu fid-Djar tat-Tfal, jew li qed jgħixu ma’ familji tar-rispett (“foster families”), sabiex il-Fundazzjoni għall-Benessri tas-Soċjetà tkun tista’ tagħtihom l-appoġġ li jkollhom bżonn, filwaqt li t-tfal stess ikunu jistgħu jitħalltu u jitkellmu bejniethom dwar l-esperjenzi simili li għaddejjin minnhom. […]

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Support high-quality out-of-home care for children, President appeals ‘We cannot be afraid to make tough decisions’

Do not remain immobile in the face of children in out-of-home care getting lost in the system, President Marie-Louise Coleiro Preca urged stakeholders at a conference yesterday. “We cannot stand idle when so many children and young people are getting lost in the labyrinth of institutional structures and formal systems,” the President said. Ms Coleiro […]

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FILMAT: 300 professjonist u foster carers f’Malta għall-konferenza internazzjonali

Net News attenda għal din il-konferenza organizzata mill-Organizazzjoni Internazzjonali għall-Foster Care Rappreżentanti minn 42 pajjiż minn sitt kontinenti jinsabu f’pajjiżna għall-konferenza organizzata mill- Organizazzjoni Internazzjonali għall-Foster Care. Għal din il-konferenza ta’ fama mondjali, hawn 300 professjonist, akkademiku, politiċi, u foster carers – biex jiddiskutu u jħarsu l’ quddiem biex jissalvagwardjaw l-interessi tat-tfal. Fil-palazz tal-President fil-Belt […]

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BIR-RITRATTI: Tingħata bidu il-Konferenza Bjennali Dinjija tal-IFCO

Il-President Marie Louise Coleiro tat bidu għall-Konferenza Bjennali Dinjija tal-IFCO li qed tiġi organizzata bi sħab bejn l-Organizzazzjoni Internazzjonali għall-Foster Care u l-Fondazzjoni tal-President għall-Ġid tas-Soċjetà. It-tema tal-Konferenza hija ‘Setting sail from a safe port: giving our children confidence to move forward through permanent relationships’. Il-President esprimiet it-tama tagħha li l-konferenza toħloq sens ta’ ħbiberija u […]

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What difference does fostering have on lives of children without natural parents?

There are currently around 250 boys and girls in Malta who are living in a family environment with foster carers. Some 300 delegates, including professionals, academics, foster carers and children from 42 countries are meeting in Malta for the World Conference of the Foster Care International Organisation. The delegates are discussing quality care systems for […]

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