Monday, December 06, 2010

Mental health key to child defense

Better mental health services could reduce the number of Tasmanian children in the wellbeing system, according to the Mental Health Council. Council CEO Michelle Swallow has told a state parliamentary inquiry into child protection that a significant number of children in the system come from families affected by mental illness.



Ms Swallow says many of them experience depression, attachment nervousness and trauma."There has to be some strategies to allow people to say 'can somebody come and work with my family before it implodes'," Ms Swallow explained."I think supporting foster carers and providing them with ongoing training and appropriate payment is really important."

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