The Ministry of Social Services and Urban Development is planning a public relations campaign to bring awareness to and open dialogue on the subject of child abuse.
Minister of Social Services and Urban Development, the Hon. Obie Wilchcombe spoke to ZNS News on the issue. “I believe strongly that we have to have more communication. I believe strongly that we have to use the media more effectively to communicate to our people this is not the only way to deal with matters. We have to also find ways in which to cause for more discussions among those person who are first time parents, new parents. The fact is that circumstance develop particularly with the younger women and younger men who are becoming parents for the very first time.”