Jamaica association of social workers

The Gleaner

The Jamaica Association of Social Workers (JASW) today called on the ministries of Education and National Security to act promptly to bring all the children being housed in facilities controlled by the Qahal Yahweh Organisation to safety. Social Workers' Association Calls for Protection of Children at Qahal Yahweh Church

“The money really isn’t there, because we have not listened enough to the social workers, and we have fundamentally misconceived the things that lead to the very problems we are talking about. Nobody is born a serial killer,” he said, noting that the Government has for years failed to pump resources into social work in Jamaica." 

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Jamaica Observer

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