Description:
The purpose of the sub-programme is to ensure care and protection of children.
This Programme render services according to the following levels of intervention:
- Prevention
- Early Intervention
- Statutory
- Alternative Care
- Reunification and Aftercare
Services:
Prevention Services
These are services aimed at strengthening the capacity and the resilience of children and their families to prevent statutory action and address individual, environmental and societal factors to create conditions that enhance or support wellness. These could include:
- Awareness campaigns
- Life skills programmes
- Capacity building programmes
- Advocacy
- Information and advisory services
- Educational programmes
Early Intervention Services
These are services provided to vulnerable children or children at risk of harm or removal into alternative care. These children are likely to fall through the cracks of our safety nets. These could include:
- parenting programmes
- diverting children away from the criminal justice system
- Marriage enrichment programmes
- Assessment and referrals
- Relief programmes
Statutory/Residential/Alternative Care
At this level, the social functioning of an individual is compromised and therefore it requires some form of statutory intervention.
Individuals are removed from their normal place of residence either by a court order or by a service provider and placed in alternative care (place of safety/foster care or residential care facility).
Reunification and Aftercare
Services at this level aim to enable the individual to regain self-reliance so that he/she can function normally. It facilitates reintegration into the family or back into society.
