Preventing child abuse cover-ups in the Philippines
Waiting too long for justice is traumatizing for victims, and special children’s courts are urgently needed in the country
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Waiting too long for justice is traumatizing for victims, and special children’s courts are urgently needed in the country
HUNDREDS of sexually abused and traumatized Filipino children have been rescued and saved by social workers of the Preda Foundation, working closely with the Philippines' Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) and the Department of Education (DepEd). As a result, dozens of sexually abused and trafficked children are referred to the Preda Victoria Children's Home every year by government social workers. Preda social workers welcome the many children and, with international partners, provide the children with all their personal needs, therapy, care, affirmation, healing, emotional e...
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