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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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 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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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 […]
Read moreNet 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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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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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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Il-President ta’ Malta Marie Louise Coleiro Preca saħqet li ma jistgħux isiru kompromessi fuq opportunitajiet mogħtija lit-tfal fostered. Fl-istess waqt sostniet li s-sigurtà u l-istabbiltà huma prerekwiżiti fundamentali għat-tfal kollha. Il-President kienet qed titkellem fil-ftuħ tal-konferenza dinjija tal-Organizzazzjoni Internazzjonali tal-Foster Care (IFCO), li qed issir f’Malta, bit-tema Setting Sail from a Safe Port. Hi indirizzat lill-parteċipanti li fosthom […]
Read moreHundreds of international delegates attended yesterday’s International Foster Care Organisation IFCO World Conference opening ceremony. The ceremony created an atmosphere of excitement, and featured a powerful performance by a group of Maltese children.
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The State does not always deliver on its responsibility for the wellbeing of children in out-of-home care, according to the director of the President’s Foundation for the Wellbeing of Society. “This is not to say that all children leave out-of-home care with issues,” Ruth Farrugia said. “There are those children who come out of the […]
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