Thank you, Madam Speaker. There is no question that this is a problem. When the victim is a child and in the custody of the department, the focus is to attempt to have the child placed in a safe environment that meets the needs of the individual. In the smaller communities, if our worker is not trained to deal with sexual abuse, that is when our regional sexual abuse specialists are available, at the request of the communities, to help the family of the abused to deal with the trauma that occurs along with the horrible behaviour that is carried on it our society. Thank you.
Rebecca Mike on Question 419-12(5): Services In Small Communities For Victims Of Sexual Abuse
In the Legislative Assembly on March 30th, 1994. See this statement in context.
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Question 419-12(5): Services In Small Communities For Victims Of Sexual Abuse
Item 5: Oral Questions
March 29th, 1994
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Rebecca Mike Baffin Central
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