In response, Minister for Social and Family Development Desmond Lee on Wednesday cited the case of a burly and well-built 15-year-old Boys’ Home resident who held his dormitory mate by the neck and lifted him off the ground.
“After the restraints are removed, an MSF officer will help the resident to process his feelings. Where necessary, a multi-disciplinary team comprising the caseworker, psychologist and psychiatrist will also support the youth through this process,” he added.Workers’ Party MP Sylvia Lim asked about the basis for determining a first-time youth offender’s suitability for Reformative Training .“RT is a tough regime that emphasis military-style discipline and involves participants who are older.
“We could compromise the structure and integrity of families by being overzealous in interfering with the discipline and care of children,” he said in Malay. Mr Lee explained that MSF aims to return children in out-of-home care back to their family as soon as possible, if it is safe to do so.
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