Govt change of heart on child placements
The Government has signalled that it will adjust child protection reforms over concerns about how they affected the rehoming of vulnerable children.
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More South Island babies in care
More South Island babies in care
More babies were taken from mothers and put in Government care in the South Island last year despite a North Island area having bigger population.
Rewards of fostering child just as good for parents
Rewards of fostering child just as good for parents
A teenage foster child might keep their bedroom just as messy as a biological child, but the rewards are equally satisfying as well, foster mother Caroline Hellyer says.
Aim to end abuse, neglect of children
Aim to end abuse, neglect of children
A Dunedin woman wants vulnerable children in Otago and Southland to be free from abuse and neglect so they can reach their full potential.
CYF admits mistakes in teen murderer case
CYF admits mistakes in teen murderer case
Child Youth and Family has admitted mistakes in its handling of 13-year-old murderer Jordan Nelson following criticism from the teen's step-grandfather.
CYF complaints panel faces change
CYF complaints panel faces change
An advisory panel set up in 2008 to hear complaints against child protection services has at least partly upheld 33 of the first 40 cases it has heard.
Ex police commissioner to head CYF inquiry
Ex police commissioner to head CYF inquiry
Former Police Commissioner Howard Broad has been chosen to lead a new independent inquiry into Child, Youth and Family's complaints process.
Apology for woman put in care of rapist
Apology for woman put in care of rapist
A young woman placed in the care of a convicted rapist by Child Youth and Family has received an apology from the Ministry of Social Development.
Boy's family frustrated with CYF
Boy's family frustrated with CYF
The family of a 13-year-old who ended up in Dunedin Hospital's intensive care unit for three days after overdosing on epilepsy pills says the child will not be safe until Child Youth and Family place him in a secure residence.
No CYF centralised placement data
No CYF centralised placement data
Child, Youth and Family is unable to say how often it has not been able to find immediate accommodation for a child or young person placed in its custody, as it does not keep centralised data.
No CYF beds available at times
No CYF beds available at times
Young people placed in the custody of Child, Youth and Family (CYF) are sometimes having to stay back in their family homes immediately after being transferred to CYF because appropriate caregivers and beds are not available.
Teen on death charges escapes CYF care
Teen on death charges escapes CYF care
A 15-year-old facing serious charges over the death of an Auckland man is missing after he escaped from Child Youth and Family care.
Father's CYF threat charge withdrawn
Father's CYF threat charge withdrawn
A father accused of going berserk at a Child, Youth & Family centre in Christchurch has had a charge of threatening to kill withdrawn.
Family critical of CYF support
Family critical of CYF support
A Dunedin family say if something more had been done to help them with their troubled 14-year-old daughter a year ago, when they made their first pleas for help, her case might not be before the court and the girl on the run.
Violence 'in your neighbourhood'
Violence 'in your neighbourhood'
In an ideal world, the skills of Barnardos Child and Family Services staff members Frederica Shannon and Sue Bain and their colleagues would be quite redundant.
CYF changes challenged
CYF changes challenged
Dunedin North Labour candidate Dr David Clark has accused Child Youth and Family of cutting jobs and the Government of going against promises.
CYF carers charged over wire brush abuse
CYF carers charged over wire brush abuse
Two Child Youth and Family caregivers have been accused of carrying out years cruelty against foster children in their care -- including scrubbing their bodies and teeth with a wire brush and chaining them up together.
CYF workers will be told to track runaways
CYF workers will be told to track runaways
Dunedin Child, Youth and Family social workers will be told they are expected to go and pick up young people who run away from care, after a review of the agency's policies and procedures around absconding.
CYF seeks to avoid repeat case of chronic runaway
CYF seeks to avoid repeat case of chronic runaway
Child Youth and Family says it is working to prevent a repeat of the situation where a 14-year-old girl ran away from its care 43 times, but has stopped short of conducting an investigation into how that was allowed to happen.
We should have acted sooner - CYF
We should have acted sooner - CYF
Child Youth and Family admits it should have acted sooner in the case of a Dunedin girl who ran away from a CYF home 43 times in three and a-half months.