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Foundation calls for Research into Causes of Suicide and Child AbuseR. M. Stead 2002 |
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Many lawyers are now questioning the way the Family Court operates. Many refuse to practise within it at all. Many regard it as "dirty law"...
During protests outside the Family Courts that were held for a number of months earlier this year, it was not uncommon for passing lawyers to stop briefly for a quiet word, and comment to those running the protest that though they couldn't "afford" to sign their petition (for fear of risk to their careers), they too didn't like what was going on in the Family Court, supported the protests and offered quiet words of encouragement to those protesting. This is a sad reflection on the state of things.
According to statistics gathered by The New Zealand Equality Education Foundation, 10 children commit suicide within one year of coming into contact with CYFS. A further 12 children between the age of 12 and 18 whose parents are involved in the Family Court Custody disputes see no option but to kill themselves every year. Last year alone 171 fathers involved in Family court disputes saw no better option but to commit suicide too.
According to Richard Stead of the Foundation, these statistics make for alarming reading. He says,
“I can only see connections between Family Court and/or CYFS involvement and the shameful fact that New Zealand has one of the highest per capita suicide rates in the world.”
“This death toll, unlike Cancer or the Road Toll is entirely avoidable. Something must be done urgently. This is obviously a job for the new Commission for the Family, when it comes into being.”
"An urgent first step is Government-sponsored research into these statistics -- and then it should examine how we should be spending money on child abuse prevention. Clearly, money is not be being spent in the right areas. We are in an unsafe free-fall situation."
"A second step will be to purge the country of this Commissioner for Children and put in his place a more even-handed individual with less focus on his own publicity needs and more on sorting out problems. No parent should have any respect for this egotist. It is time for him to go.”
"The present Commissioner for Children is a great disappointment after Laurie O’Reilly, as he consistently goes against the family unit to support ludicrous ideas that are likely to get him publicity but not solve very much. Obviously, he is concerned about the future of his office and works hand-in-glove with TVNZ to garner publicity, with this in mind.”
Stead says it is time for this anti-family attitude in New Zealand to be reformed.
"What is needed is sweeping changes in the way we as a society relate to child abuse and to get serious about finding out what is really going on and not accepting what we are being told by those who have a vested interest to push a particular point of view. Only then can we actually make any inroads on prevention," Stead says,
”The greatest form of child abuse currently being allowed to take place within this country is the orchestrated abuse of the family by Family Courts. One has to seriously challenge a system that sees families torn apart on the basis of what might possibly happen – or might not. CYFS is being asked to be the ambulance at the bottom of the cliff, over which the Family Court is constantly pushing children.“
“Parents very often have their children removed from their care and are then also denied access to their children on the basis of unsubstantiated allegations. The Protection Order process occurs ex parte, which means that court orders can be made without there being any enquiry or hearing into allegations. The right to defend an order may take weeks, but usually it is up to as long as three months before a hearing-date is even set.”
“The NZ government doesn’t bother to fully research child abuse, despite its grandstanding on the issue. The Family Court stopped keeping statistical information over 10 years ago. Child, Youth and Family Services keeps very limited records on family violence. A somewhat strange approach, as one would consider that if you wanted to protect children you would first have to determine what the extent of the problem is, and in so doing have a better idea on how to prevent it -- rather than intervening negatively when it is too late and the damage has already been done.”
“It is clear that a Feminist agenda in high places wants to prevent research that might unearth facts that would undermine the current emphasis on working mothers and solo parents as being social policy targets, whatever the social consequences.”
“The Family Court doesn’t keep statistics, preferring to operate in secret. Proceedings cannot generally be reported on by the media. A very unhealthy situation for a democratic society. Media scrutiny and public debate is healthy, and can take place whilst protecting the identity of the persons involved.”
“The media is also responsible for distorting the truth. Movies, TV, and selective reporting all paint a picture of rampant child abuse and domestic violence within our society. The media has a social responsibility to report accurately social situations and to allow equal representations in such debate. The unsuspecting public consistently witness the media referring only to the newsworthy issues such as murder and violence.”
”The true nature and extent of abuse can only be understood with proper research. The time has come for COMPREHENSIVE and UNBIASED research within NZ to fully ascertain the causes of current trends. Then policy based upon such research rather than the political aspirations of various political parties and pressure groups needs to be urgently implemented.”
“It’s clearly time for the Family Court, CYFS, other government agencies and the news media to stop portraying and treating family units with the contempt that is so prevalent.”
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