Organisation: Child Protection Notification System

A COMPREHENSIVE SERIES OF ARTICLES ON THIS TOPIC

40% fall in referrals made to Tusla so far this year

There has been an almost 40% drop in the number of suspected child abuse cases reported to Tusla in the first four months of 2020 when compared to the same time last year.

Mon, 06 Jul, 2020

Monitoring children is proving a 'serious challenge' for social workers

A social worker has warned that the ongoing monitoring of children named on Tusla’s Child Protection Notification System is proving “a serious challenge” amid the Covid-19 pandemic.

Wed, 22 Apr, 2020

TUSLA obtains interim care order for baby girl it first sought to protect in her mother's womb

The Child and Family Agency (CFA) TUSLA has obtained an interim care order for a baby girl it had taken steps to protect even while in her mother’s womb.

Thu, 13 Dec, 2018

No social worker for 1,000 high risk kids

Almost 1,000 “high-priority” cases involving at-risk children had not been assigned a social worker by the end of last year.

Fri, 03 Jun, 2016

Plan for emergency social workers

Plans are being put in place for the first nationwide out-of-hours social work service —10 years after the outcry sparked by the deaths of Sharon Grace and her young daughters.

Mon, 20 Apr, 2015