WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 16, 1994
THEIR
FOR CHILDREN WHO CANNOT BE CARED FOR BY THEIR FAMILIES OR WHOSE SAFETY ARE AT RISK, WE HAVE A WELL ESTABLISHED LEGAL FRAMEWORK TO LOOK WHO, AFTER THEIR WELFARE. WE PROVIDE RESIDENTIAL CARE FOR CHILDREN FOR A VARIETY OF REASONS, CANNOT CONTINUE TO LIVE AT HOME WITH
PROTECTION PARENTS. FOR WOMEN WHO ARE VICTIMS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE,
THE CLOCK TO IS GIVEN UNDER THE LAW. TWO SHELTERS OPERATE ROUND PROVIDE TEMPORARY ACCOMMODATION FOR BATTERED WOMEN AND THEIR CHILDREN.
MEDICAL THE FORMER
THE
TO HELP FAMILIES IN TROUBLE, WE ALSO HAVE IN PLACE THE SOCIAL SERVICE AND THE CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGICAL SERVICE. ASSISTS FAMILIES WITH PROBLEMS RELATED TO ILLNESS SITUATIONS AND
FAMILY TRAGEDIES. LATTER HELPS WITH CHILD ABUSE, CHILD CUSTODY AND
SECURITY ASSISTANCE LAST BUT NOT LEAST, OUR COMPREHENSIVE SOCIAL
NEED OF SCHEME PROVIDES A SAFETY NET FOR THOSE FAMILIES WHO ARE IN FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE.
WE
FAMILY WELFARE NEXT YEAR, SPENDING WILL
WILL SPEND ABOUT $930 MILLION THIS YEAR ON SERVICES WHICH IS 22% MORE THAN LAST YEAR. BE INCREASED FURTHER TO ABOUT $1,050 MILLION.
FAMILY POLICY
OF A KAMERMAN,
ΤΟ DESCRIBE WHAT IN PARTICULAR
MANY MEMBERS HAVE ARGUED ELOQUENTLY FOR THE DEVELOPMENT FAMILY POLICY. ACCORDING TO THE EMINENT PROFESSOR SHEILA B AN EXPERT IN FAMILY POLICY, THE TERM IS USED GOVERNMENT DOES TO AND FOR CHILDREN AND THEIR FAMILIES, IN THOSE PUBLIC POLICIES THAT ARE DESIGNED TO AFFECT THE FAMILIES WITH CHILDREN - OR INDIVIDUALS IN THEIR ROLES THAT HAVE CLEAR CONSEQUENCES FOR SUCH FAMILIES EVEN THOUGH THE IMPACTS MAY NOT HAVE BEEN INTENDED.
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SITUATION OF AND THOSE
KAMERMAN
IN CONSIDERING THE ISSUE OF FAMILY POLICY, PROFESSOR
TO QUOTE FROM HAS GIVEN A CLEAR WARNING OF THE OBSTACLES AND HAZARDS. HER ARTICLE "FAMILY POLICY: A GLOBAL PERSPECTIVE" PUBLISHED FOR INTERNATIONAL YEAR OF THE FAMILY, THEY INCLUDE:
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THE
OF FAMILY THE FEAR
DEVELOPMENT THAT PROGRAMMES MAY SERVE TO UNDERMINE THE FAMILY;
THE
POLICIES
AND
THE DIFFERENCES REGARDING THE ROLE OF GOVERNMENT;
PREFERENCES
AND
CHOICES
VARYING
VALUE
WITH DIFFERENCES ACROSS CLASS, RACE, ETHNIC GROUP, RELIGION, GENDER, AGE, AND SO FORTH;
CONCERN THAT FAMILY POLICY IS DIFFICULT TO DEVELOP THE KNOWLEDGE BASE IS LIMITED AND WE ARE NOT ALWAYS ABLE FORETELL ALL THE CONSEQUENCES; AND
BECAUSE
TO
THE ECONOMIC COSTS, HOW MUCH THE COSTS ARE, HOW AND BY THEY SHOULD BE PAID.
WHOM
/OVERSEAS, "FAMILY