The Chairman of the Board of Management of the Children’s Authority of Trinidad and Tobago, Dr. Carol Logie, will present the organisation’s investment in family-based environments at the 2023 World Forum on Early Care and Education, in Panama, from May 2-5, 2023.
The Authority’s work towards deinstitutionalisation is in alignment with the United Nation’s policies regarding the best interests of children. The organisation’s focus is on transforming its child services to better protect and rehabilitate children, protect them from abuse and significantly strengthen families and communities. It involves increased collaboration with stakeholders in the child protection sector and the national community.
Children deserve to grow with their families. However, when it is not possible, appropriate, or in the best interest of a child, a family-based environment should be the alternative placement option. To this end, the Authority has been emphasising Foster Care and Kinship Care as the first placement option, before consideration of institutional care.
Dr. Carol Logie, who is a global leader in Education and Child Development, is a featured speaker at the World Forum.
Delegates from 80 countries will gather at the World Forum in Panama, to promote and exchange ideas on the delivery of quality services for young people in diverse settings.