Over 1,500 'Immediate Separation' Cases Annually Due to Child abuse... 9 Out of 10 Cases Determined to Be Abuse
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(Seoul = Yonhap News) Reporter Ko Yu-seon = More than 1,500 cases of immediate separation (temporary protection) measures are implemented annually to urgently separate victimized children from their guardians due to concerns about child abuse...
The government has decided to strengthen measures to separate abused children from their guardians and provide them with protection when abuse reports are received two or more times a year. The number of specialized shelters for abused infants, toddlers, and children with disabilities will be expanded by 18 nationwide by next year. On the 2nd, the Ministry of Health and Welfare, together with the Ministry of Education and the Ministry of Justice…
Due to the recent death of child abuse in Cheonan, Chungcheongnam-do, the government will significantly strengthen the prevention system by immediately separating and protecting children at risk of re-abuse.
Following the death of an 11-year-old disabled child in Cheonan, the government announced measures to prevent recurrence on the 2nd, but mandatory regulations to separate children repeatedly reported for abuse from their perpetrators were omitted. Critics point out that the measures are insufficient to prevent tragedies, as they merely revised guidelines to prioritize separation when reports are filed two or more times within a year, instead of …
[Digital Daily Reporter Hwang Jin-hyun] In the wake of the suspected child abuse death in Cheonan, the government is strengthening the separation and protection of children with repeated abuse reports. For children reported for abuse two or more times a year, immediate separation will be prioritized if there is a risk of re-abuse, and joint on-site responses by the police and local governments will also be strengthened. The Ministry of Health a…
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