Authorities Seriously Failed in Abuse at Niekerk Family Home
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The quality, safety, and care in a Groningen family home in Niekerk fell seriously short, the Health and Youth Care Inspectorate (IGJ) has ruled. Two young children stayed in the Bersama family home for a long time. There, they were abused and neglected for years. The children, a boy and a girl aged 9 and 10, had been removed from their home and had been under the guardianship of the William Schrikker Foundation (WSS) since 2022. This is the sa…
Those responsible for the safety of care for children at the Bersama family home in Niekerk, Groningen, have seriously failed, according to the Health and Youth Care Inspectorate (IGJ). Two children lived in the family home for over three years, while there were serious indications of unsafety for a long time.
Algemeen Dagblad
destentor.nlNot enough was done to protect children placed in out-of-home care in a family home in Niekerk. For years, children received ‘unrealistic’ punishments and were forced to perform child labor. The organization that was also supposed to take care of the foster girl in Vlaardingen is once again having to eat humble pie.
The agencies that provided youth care to two children who were abused and neglected for years in a family home in Niekerk, Groningen, fell 'seriously short'. The Health and Youth Care Inspectorate delivers this verdict today in a report.
According to the Health and Youth Care Inspectorate (IGJ), those responsible for the safety of care for children at the Bersama family home in Niekerk (Westerkwartier) have seriously failed in their duties. Two children lived in the family home for over three years, while there were serious indications of unsafety for a long time.
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