Thirty officers from the Child Protection and Family Services Agency (CPFSA) benefitted from a-one-day training in mental health, focusing on intervention techniques for conduct and oppositional defiant disorders in children. […]
Children in State Care taught Conflict Management through Debating
Approximately 48 children in State Care, ages 13 to 18 years, have benefitted from a recent three-month Debating Intervention Project to help them resolve conflicts more amicably and improve their […]
Boys at Manning Child Care Facility in St. Elizabeth Unleash Talents at third Annual Music Festival
Positive vibes, good music and food were the delights of the evening, as the Manning Child Care Facility in Southfield, St. Elizabeth recently staged their third Annual Music festival, themed, […]
Introducing the New Adoption Board
A new Adoption Board has been formed, comprising nine members. Spearheaded by Chairman, Lynda Mair, the board members were selected by our Minister of State in the Ministry of Education, […]
CPFSA’s Children Advisory Panel Entry Form 2019
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CPFSA to host two-day Anti-bullying Workshop at Police Officers Club in Kingston
As bullying continues to be an ongoing issue, affecting Jamaican children in schools, child care institutions and the wider society; the Child Care and Family Protection Agency (CPFSA) will be […]
CPFSA and Family Life Ministries to sign Service Agreement to expand the National Foster Care Programme
The Family Life Ministries (FLM) and the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, through the Child Protection and Family services Agency (CPFSA) will sign a Service Agreement, aimed at expanding […]
CPFSA Commemorates 60 Years of Adoption in Jamaica
It has been sixty (60) years since adoption was made an option for many families in Jamaica. To Commemorate this milestone, the Child Protection and Family Services Agency (CPFSA) has […]
Sixty More Youngsters in State Care Benefit from Dunwoody Baptist Church Camp in Moreland, Manchester
Each year the Dunwoody Baptist Church (DBC) has been targeting youth through their empowerment Camp, and this year is no different, as they seek to engage approximately sixty (60) more […]
Muirton Child Care Facility Reopens
Approximately 15 boys in State care, ages 11 to 16 years with learning disabilities, now have a newly-renovated facility to call home. This is as a result of recent work […]