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  • 26-11-2007 8:50pm
    #1
    Kastro
    Closed Accounts Posts: 822 ✭✭✭


    im worried about how a child is being treated by her mother.. long story short me and a few others want to talk to child protection services, i cant find any information about this on the internet, any help would be greatly appreciated.

    cheers.


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  • #2
    l3LoWnA
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 890 ✭✭✭l3LoWnA


    Found the following on a http://www.irishhealth.com/...
    What constitutes child abuse?

    Children have a right to enjoy their childhood free from violence, injury or abuse at the hands of adults. This right is enshrined in law, from the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child down to national laws and guidelines.

    Children can be subjected to a number of forms of abuse:

    Neglect - where a child is deprived of food, clothing, warmth, hygiene, stimulation or care.
    Emotional Abuse - where affection, approval, consistency and security are withheld from a child.
    Physical Abuse - any form of injury to a child which is caused deliberately, or which results from deliberate neglect to protect the child.
    Sexual Abuse - when a child is used by an adult for their gratification.
    What should I do if I suspect a child is being abused?

    If you suspect that a child you know is being abused, you should report your suspicions to the Gardai or to your local Health Board. They will investigate any allegation of abuse thoroughly and sensitively.

    So it's either the gardai of the local Health Board (I'd imagine Social Workers) you should be contacting.


  • #3
    Kastro
    Closed Accounts Posts: 822 ✭✭✭Kastro


    cheers for that.. ill get onto the lads and see what they have to say.


  • #4
    l3LoWnA
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 890 ✭✭✭l3LoWnA


    Kastro wrote: »
    cheers for that.. ill get onto the lads and see what they have to say.

    Best of luck with it and fair play to ye if you follow through. No child deserves to be neglected or abused! :(


  • #5
    Kastro
    Closed Accounts Posts: 822 ✭✭✭Kastro


    cheers..
    shes striked out on 3 of the things, gunna make a call 2morro.


  • #6
    ahoney
    Closed Accounts Posts: 19 ✭ahoney


    Hi, Contact ur local health centre and ask them for a phone number for the duty social work service in your area, hrs are between 915-1 and 2.15 to 5pm. You can ring the social worker on duty , give them the info you have and concerns you have too.
    Good Luck :)


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