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‘Bring up children in secured family environment’
April 14, 2021 Mrs Mahoney
Bethany Christian Services (BCS) Ghana, a non-governmental organisation (NG0), seeking family and child welfare, has said that there was the need to bring up children in secured family environment, to protect them both emotionally and psychologically.
According to Country Director of BCS, Mrs Bridget Owusu Mahoney, such move could help improve wellbeing of children and reduce crime among minors and young adults.
The advice comes in the wake of reports of two teenagers allegedly killing a 10-year-old boy for ‘money rituals’, in Kasoa, recently, which ended in their arrest and prosecution.
Family Preservation Initiative Promises New Solutions To Help Vulnerable Children and Families Mar 10, 2021 at 09:43 am by WGNS
A new, cutting-edge court program in Tennessee is changing the way the judiciary interacts with at-risk children and their families. This new program is right here in Rutherford County.
Unlike other programs which connect with juveniles only after they have become involved in the child welfare or justice systems, the Family Preservation Initiative seeks to identify and aid youths and their families during the pre-petition stage or just after an initial petition is filed. With successful intervention at this stage, the Family Preservation Initiative can prevent traumatic family separations and provide crucial support and services when people need them the most.
Oregon s Day of Empathy Centers Women, Dignity, and Criminal Justice Reform
The national event aims to shine a light on individuals impacted by the criminal legal system.
By
Gabriel Granillo
3/1/2021 at 3:30pm
The Day of Empathy in Oregon event, March 2, aims to question the effectiveness of punishment, emphasize the rights of incarcerated individuals, and rethink our criminal justice system.Â
2020 was the year of police reform. The protests that erupted in the wake of George Floydâs murder sparked a nation-wide push to rethink law enforcement and community policing. ButÂ
2021 could be the year of criminal justice reform. At least, thatâs the hope of the organizers of the National Day of Empathy in Oregon. Jessica Katz, founding director of the Family Preservation Project, says March 2 will be the first time Oregon has participated in the national Day of Empathy event which gathers individuals directly impacted by the US criminal justice system with lawmaker