Remarks of Governor Thomas H. Kean, First Regional Meeting of the Task Force on Child Abuse Subcommittee, Somerset, New Jersey, Thursday, October 4, 1984

Download or read book Remarks of Governor Thomas H. Kean, First Regional Meeting of the Task Force on Child Abuse Subcommittee, Somerset, New Jersey, Thursday, October 4, 1984 written by Thomas H. Kean and published by . This book was released on 2014 with total page 18 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Governor Kean mentions that a Prosecutors' working group on child abuse and neglect was formed in 1982. This group's report emphasized the importance of having a uniform reporting system and looked for ways to improve the teamwork of caseworkers, police and legal personnel. The Governor's Task Force on Child Abuse and Neglect, begun in 1983 was created to bring all sectors of society together, crossing all lines of income, location, education and profession. The Task Force unites leaders from the schools, the hospitals, the courts, the police and brings together child advocates, members of community organizations and leading private citizens. The then current New Jersey statistics included 123 reports of suspected child abuse every day which amounted to approximately 45, 000 reports for 1984 alone. These statistics stated that only 2% of the aforementioned reports involve abuse in an institution, either a center, a hospital, a school or a state facility. Toward combating child abuse in New Jersey, an family help line as well as dedicated reporting line were set up, along with preventive services and crisis intervention.