Post by Kiwi Frontline on Jan 16, 2020 4:23:54 GMT 12
MĀORI BABIES FIVE TIMES MORE LIKELY TO BE TAKEN INTO STATE CARE, FINDS CHILDREN'S COMMISSIONER REPORT
Newborn Māori babies were five times as likely to be taken into state care as non-Māori babies last year, a new report from the Office of the Children's Commissioner has found.
They're also being uplifted earlier in their lives, according to the report, which found "persistent and intergenerational" inequities in the treatment of Māori babies by the state.
The data shows babies from Māori families are assessed and removed earlier into state care - with an increasing trend toward deciding to uplift even before a baby is born....
www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=12300758
Newborn Māori babies were five times as likely to be taken into state care as non-Māori babies last year, a new report from the Office of the Children's Commissioner has found.
They're also being uplifted earlier in their lives, according to the report, which found "persistent and intergenerational" inequities in the treatment of Māori babies by the state.
The data shows babies from Māori families are assessed and removed earlier into state care - with an increasing trend toward deciding to uplift even before a baby is born....
www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=12300758