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Head of State describes child abuse as a national tragedy

This story was posted 4 years ago
3 April 2018
in Lifestyle, Youth
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Governor-General Dame Cécile La Grenade
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by Linda Straker

  • Governor General Dame Cécile La Grenade has described child abuse as a national tragedy
  • April is Child Abuse Prevention and Awareness month

Governor General Dame Cécile La Grenade has described child abuse as a national tragedy affecting hundreds of children and family and has called on the public to work towards having a society that is free of child abuse.

“We need to work together to help heal the wounds of those suffering from their experiences of childhood abuse. Besides supporting and strengthening families so they can become a strong and cohesive unit, we have to abandon negative attitudes and belief system that perpetuate the harmful practices so that we can prevent such tragedies from occurring,” she said in an address to declare April as Child Abuse Prevention and Awareness month.

“As parents, guardians, teachers and leaders we are entrusted with the responsibility of rearing these “little people.” We are obligated to provide them with a safe environment free from physical, sexual, emotional abuse and neglect so they can achieve their fullest potential,” she said in her address which was aired on radio and television stations.

“As Grenadians, we share a genuine concern for children, we generally see them as vulnerable and in need of care. However, many of us grew up in families, with the “tough love concept,” “licks didn’t kill me, and it won’t kill them” approach to raising children. Yes, we survived in spite of our own childhood experiences of abuse and sometimes we can only imagine a society where we adopt the same approaches that we are accustomed to,” she said. She explained that it is important for families to be strengthened so that will effectively manage stress and at the same time be provided with the right tools to enable them to deal with challenges in caring for children appropriately.

Calling on the public to visualise a society free of child abuse, Dame Cécile said this is something that can be achieved if it is desired and then the people become motivated to work towards it. “Imagine a society where children are confident because their lives have been filled with encouragement, where children love themselves because they are surrounded by acceptance and approval, where children are respectful because they were taught that they are precious and valuable and see others in the same way,” she said.

“Imagine a Grenada where children believe in truth and fairness because their life experiences confirm that fairness and justice will prevail; where children are trusting because they feel safe and know they will be protected from all forms of harm whether at home, at school or in the community. Many of us were robbed of this opportunity, to grow up in a society like this, but we should not rob our children of it as well,” she added.

Organised by Grenada National Coalition on the Rights of the Child, the month of awareness will involve a cross-section of activities including community road sessions, where sessions will be held with persons to educate them about child abuse and its negative impact on society.

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