REDUCING INSTITUTIONALISATION

A national care and empowerment centre was launched by the Children’s Authority on Monday morning.

It’s meant to be a reception centre for abused children, providing temporary care, evaluation and treatment for children before reintegration with families, homes or foster care.

And while the $18M facility in Piparo is being praised as the first of its kind locally to offer full care service to vulnerable children, the line minister says this is not her idea of a real solution.

Reporter Cindy Raghubar-Teekersingh tells us more.