State intensifies drive to return to phase out children’s homes

2026-02-13 - 10:48

The government has stepped up implementation of a nationwide programme to transition children from institutional care to family-based care. State Department for Children Services Principal Secretary (PS) Carren Ageng’o said the reforms are anchored in the Children’s Act 2022, which introduced sweeping changes to child protection laws and formally outlawed long-term institutionalisation. The 10-year care...