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will be allocated for the preparation of designs for the establishment of new facilities as
follows:
Transition Home aimed at enabling children from Children‟s Homes to be
equipped with life skills to navigate the road to adulthood
construction of three (3) and refurbishment of one (1) Interdisciplinary
Child Development Centres
construction of (4) Assessment Centres where children of abuse can be seen
by social workers, medical professionals, psychologists and other service
providers in order to determine an appropriate care plan
Institute of Healing aimed at offering counseling and other healing therapies
to individuals and groups who have experienced violence and trauma
Respite Centre which will offer relief to caregivers for children with special
needs through the provision of counseling, therapy, training and advice
415.
The Children‟s Authority will receive the sum of $5.0 million to commence the
following projects:
support to Community Residences to implement standards
customise and Outfit Assessment Centres and One (1) Regional Office -
(Chaguanas) and (Ste. Madeleine)
establish five (5) Reception Centres and Places of Safety
implement New Foster Care Programme
establish a Child Protection Library
416.
An additional allocation of $1.5 million will be provided to the Ministry of
Gender, Youth and Child Development for the establishment of the following:
National Strategy for the Promotion and Protection of Child Rights
National Children‟s Registry
417.
In addition, $4.4 million will be provided for construction and refurbishment of
existing Government-Assisted Children Homes and Hostels for young women as
follows:
refurbishment of St. Dominic‟s and St. Mary‟s Homes for Children
renovation of Salvation Army Hostel -Josephine Shaw House
establishment of a Model Children‟s Home
