Post by spaceyone on Aug 29, 2011 9:04:34 GMT 7
It was sad to read both of these articles within days of each other. The first story proves the second article.
Dead girl's uncle says DOCs rejected warnings
The uncle of a toddler who died of severe injuries at the weekend says he tried to warn authorities about the girl's welfare prior to her death.
Four-year-old Tanila Warwick Deaves had sustained a number of injuries when police found her at a house in Watanobbi, on the NSW Central Coast, about 4am (AEST) on Saturday.
She was taken to Wyong Hospital where she was pronounced dead a short time later.
The girl's uncle, Nathan Deaves, told Nine News he had made several calls to the NSW Department of Community Services (DOCS) about his concerns for Tanila's safety in recent months but was told to "mind my business".
''I had a case worker ring me and tell me to mind my business about this situation,'' Mr Deaves said.
''A child's dead and, at the end of the day, that should never have happened.''
30 dead children known to DoCS: Ombudsman
More than half the NSW children who died because of abuse or neglect in a recent two-year period were known to the Department of Family and Community Services, an ombudsman's report says.
The previous Labor government stripped NSW Ombudsman Bruce Barbour of the power to compile direct statistics on dead children who had been the subject of a risk-of-harm report.
But in releasing a report on reviewable child deaths between January 2008 and December 2009, Mr Barbour did his own breakdown.
He found that of the 57 children who died as a result of abuse, neglect or suspected abuse or neglect, 30 had a profile with the department during the preceding three years.
Mr Barbour's report said that of the 1181 children's deaths in NSW in the two-year period, 77 were reviewable.
The majority of those cases involved very young children, with 46 of them under five.
Aboriginal children accounted for a quarter of the reviewable deaths.
Mr Barbour said children who died from abuse were likely to have been related to the person responsible for their death.
"It is sobering to observe that most of the children who died in abuse-related circumstances died within the family, as a result of the actions of a parent, relative or carer," he said in a statement.
The report said that in 2008 and 2009, 20 children died as a result of abuse, another 23 died because of neglect, while 14 died in circumstances leading to suspicion of abuse or neglect.
Another 20 children died in care.
Most of the children who died of neglect were aged under two, including toddlers who drowned in pools, during sleep or because of the actions of drug- or alcohol-affected parents.
This ombudsman's report on child deaths is the first since the former Labor government passed legislation in April 2009 removing his powers to compile statistics on dead children who were the subject of a risk-of-harm report.
Those powers were transferred to other state government agencies.
news.ninemsn.com.au/national/8291331/girls-uncle-says-docs-rejected-welfare-fears
news.smh.com.au/breaking-news-national/30-dead-children-known-to-docs-ombudsman-20110824-1j9o6.html
Dead girl's uncle says DOCs rejected warnings
The uncle of a toddler who died of severe injuries at the weekend says he tried to warn authorities about the girl's welfare prior to her death.
Four-year-old Tanila Warwick Deaves had sustained a number of injuries when police found her at a house in Watanobbi, on the NSW Central Coast, about 4am (AEST) on Saturday.
She was taken to Wyong Hospital where she was pronounced dead a short time later.
The girl's uncle, Nathan Deaves, told Nine News he had made several calls to the NSW Department of Community Services (DOCS) about his concerns for Tanila's safety in recent months but was told to "mind my business".
''I had a case worker ring me and tell me to mind my business about this situation,'' Mr Deaves said.
''A child's dead and, at the end of the day, that should never have happened.''
30 dead children known to DoCS: Ombudsman
More than half the NSW children who died because of abuse or neglect in a recent two-year period were known to the Department of Family and Community Services, an ombudsman's report says.
The previous Labor government stripped NSW Ombudsman Bruce Barbour of the power to compile direct statistics on dead children who had been the subject of a risk-of-harm report.
But in releasing a report on reviewable child deaths between January 2008 and December 2009, Mr Barbour did his own breakdown.
He found that of the 57 children who died as a result of abuse, neglect or suspected abuse or neglect, 30 had a profile with the department during the preceding three years.
Mr Barbour's report said that of the 1181 children's deaths in NSW in the two-year period, 77 were reviewable.
The majority of those cases involved very young children, with 46 of them under five.
Aboriginal children accounted for a quarter of the reviewable deaths.
Mr Barbour said children who died from abuse were likely to have been related to the person responsible for their death.
"It is sobering to observe that most of the children who died in abuse-related circumstances died within the family, as a result of the actions of a parent, relative or carer," he said in a statement.
The report said that in 2008 and 2009, 20 children died as a result of abuse, another 23 died because of neglect, while 14 died in circumstances leading to suspicion of abuse or neglect.
Another 20 children died in care.
Most of the children who died of neglect were aged under two, including toddlers who drowned in pools, during sleep or because of the actions of drug- or alcohol-affected parents.
This ombudsman's report on child deaths is the first since the former Labor government passed legislation in April 2009 removing his powers to compile statistics on dead children who were the subject of a risk-of-harm report.
Those powers were transferred to other state government agencies.
news.ninemsn.com.au/national/8291331/girls-uncle-says-docs-rejected-welfare-fears
news.smh.com.au/breaking-news-national/30-dead-children-known-to-docs-ombudsman-20110824-1j9o6.html