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Article: Foster parents warn of boycott over CYF
- Article from:
- The Press
- Article date:
- October 5, 2005
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Christchurch foster parents are threatening to quit as carers
because of the shabby treatment they say they receive from Child,
Youth and Family (CYF).
About six Christchurch foster parents who spoke to The Press were
considering withdrawing their services from CYF after a series of
incidents where they say the department let them down and jeopardised
the security of their charges.
Examples of their gripes included a baby being removed from its
foster parent after she raised concerns the child was being sexually
abused by his birth father, and a social worker taking three months
to return a call to a foster parent about a child in trouble.
CYF is now trying to address the aggrieved ...