'The system is failing the children of this state': most child abuse cases closed early, says PSA - Australia

"Only 30 per cent of NSW's most serious child abuse cases are fully  investigated with a visit by a case worker because of staff shortages, says the  Public Service Association, which represents social workers.

That means as many as 70 per cent of cases potentially like Kiesha  Weippeart's may be closed without a visit from a social worker.   

"We clearly have a social problem of failing to support families and we are  stripping away institutional support."

 

"These cases were usually shut with the note ''due to competing priorities'',  said  Robin Croon, an organiser with the Public Service Association of NSW.

''The system is failing the children of this state,'' she said, while stressing  case workers were doing their best with limited resources...."

http://www.smh.com.au/nsw/the-system-is-failing-the-children-of-this-state-most-child-abuse-cases-closed-early-says-psa-20130625-2ovc3.html

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