Protection Of Children In Malaysia Through Foster Care Legislation And Policy  

Oleh:

Mohd, Azizah ; Kadir, Nadhilah A.

Jenis: Article from Journal - e-Journal
Dalam koleksi: International Journal of Social Sciences and Humanity Studies vol. 04 no. 01 (2012), page 63-72.
Topik: Child Protection; Foster Care; Malaysian Legislation
Fulltext: 04_01_Azizah Mohd.pdf (230.25KB)

Isi artikel

Children are immature, naive and unable to care for themselves. Due to this ver y nature of children, they are in need of among others, care, attention and supervision from adults. Care, attention and supervision are among the means of care and protection of children, which can only be acquired in a family environment. One of the ways to achieve family environment is through Foster Care where a child who is in need of care and protection will be placed wit h a family permanent ly or temporarily or unt il they are able to care for themselves. Foster care will at least provide for a family life experience especially for children without family or who have problems in their family life. This paper is to examine the Concept of Foster care in Malaysia and the law relat ing to it as to provide protection to children in need of care and protection. Examinat ion will focus on relevant legislat ions and policy relat ing to Foster Care. Discussion will extend to analysis on whether the available laws and policies are adequate to sustain children protection in Malaysia through Foster Care.

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