Divorces linked to child abuse
KUALA LUMPUR: Divorce cases, which are increasing in the country, are becoming a major contributor to child abuse, said Deputy Women, Family and Community Development Minister Senator Heng Seai Kie.
Couples who were going through messy divorces faced undue stress and tend to take it out on their children, leading to neglect and abuse, she said after launching the Children's Forum 2011 entitled "Voices for Judicial Change" here yesterday.
She said the number of child abuse cases reported to the Ministry of Welfare had increased to 2,961 cases last year, compared with 2,789 in 2009.
Heng also said the government had formulated the National Family Policy (DKN) in March to strengthen the family institution.
According to her, the DKN included the family perspective in legislation, policies, procedures, rules and development programmes.
The Children's Forum, held in conjunction with International Family Day, was organised by the National Population and Family Development Board and United National Children's Organisation Malaysia.
The forum covered factors contributing to child abuse, ways of understanding families going through a divorce and the role of government agencies and the private sector in child protection. -- Bernama
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