00:00General Manager of Child and Family Reintegration Services at the Children's Authority, Elena Buchun, explains that adoption is permanent while foster care is temporary.
00:14She says adoption transfers all parental rights and responsibilities to the new family, providing a stable environment for the child's growth and development.
00:24However, Buchun emphasizes that the authority maintains strict safeguards to ensure the safety and security of every child in its care.
00:35So we do want to ensure that we do a thorough screening to ensure persons are suitable because they're taking on the full responsibility of caring for this child.
00:44So it entails interviews, like I mentioned, with our case management officer, there are psychological assessments that are done, there are security background checks,
00:54because we want to ensure that we're not putting children in a worse off circumstance to be abandoned and abused or neglected or exploited by the person who's claiming to want to care for them.
01:05She says the authority's objective is to utilize child-friendly and progressive solutions to address children's issues and rehabilitate them so that their full potential is realized.
01:17A child thrives best in a family environment, and that's what foster care can offer a child.
01:23Okay, albeit temporary, but still, placing a child within a family setting is certainly better than institutional care.
01:32Okay, now we recognize our institutions are very important and they fill a huge gap, but really and truly, as far as possible, where we can place a child in a family environment, we do endeavor to do that.
01:44Nicole M. Romany, TV6 News.
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