Abuse has serious physical and psychosocial consequences which adversely affect health. It refers to any act or failure to act that violates the rights of another person that endangers his or her optimum health, survival and development.

Whilst most people are well intentioned, there are a few who are determined to deliberately seek to harm children and vulnerable adults. They come in many disguises and from all strata of society. A national safeguarding culture will discourage these perpetrators from becoming involved in organisations and activities that enable them to engage in abusive behaviour and make it harder for them to harm or abuse children and vulnerable adults.

Protecting children and vulnerable adults from abuse requires a multi-agency national response. Creating a powerful new body of safeguarding legislative and policy framework will set the national operational agenda for fighting this serious and complex crime and any associated organised criminality (child pornography, trafficking and prostitution).

Some Headline Breaking News in the last 5 years

October 2012

Roshan Ramattan beaten murdered by female relative

April 2012

2yr old Allyah Johnson beaten murdered by relative

Sept 2012

2yr old Isabella beaten by father to eat a sandwich

Sept 2012

Toddler warded after being fed poisonous drink by relative

June 2012

Man charged with sodomy of 14yr old boy

Jan-Feb 2012

39yr old relative from Barrackpore charged with sexual assault of his 14yr old relative

June 2011

Woodland community in south Trinidad. A 12 year-old girl claimed that her biological father cajoled her onto a bed, while her mother was at work, and performed oral sex on her, before raping her. The 42-year-old father had also allegedly molested the girl’s 14-year-old sister as well, more than a year ago

Feb 2011

8yr old Daniel found dead in river, police officer later charged with his murder

April 2012

Elderly couple beaten and robbed of their pension, woman later dies from her injurys.