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Digital copy of a Report for the Children's Psychiatric Unit regarding a boy living at the Family Group Home, 9 Blanche Pierre Close. Signed by Mr R Davenport, Child Care Officer. [Some details redacted].
| Reference | ZC/D/AW1/A3/2/WD000565 |
| Date | 21 January 1987 |
| Scope and Content | Refers to the boy's attendance at Le Squez Primary School. Provides details about his mother and the father, including ages and places of birth. Notes that all of the children are in care under Article 82 of the Children (Jersey) Law 1969. Includes background information about the family, outlining history of contact with the Children's Department, referral by police, regular drinking by the mother, reliance on a relative to care for the children, admission of one the children to Hospital following feeding difficulties, failure of parents to administer medication and failure to keep paediatric appointments. Includes remarks about standard of care provided by the parents, admission of the one of the boys to Brig-y-Don and subsequent period of home supervision, continued excessive drinking by mother, failure to keep appointments, concerns about parental mismanagement and care and admission of ther children into voluntary care on 25 July 1979. Provides details about significant events between 1977 and 1979, referring to: drink problems of parents, non co-operation with health authority, health of the children, home standards, police intevention, prosecution of wife charged with neglect of children, home visits by the Children's Office, false statement of rape, claims by mother of affair by her husband, an admission to hospital following self-harm, new additions to the family, care orders issued and attempts to find accommodation. |
| Names | Carter, Stephen Davenport, Richard D'Entremont, P, Dr Maguire, Alan Maguire, Jane Blanche Pierre Family Group Home Brig-y-Don Child Psychiatric Unit Children's Department Children's Office Education Committee Jersey General Hospital Le Squez Group Home Le Squez School Magistrates Court Maternity Hospital Police Court |
| Keywords | admissions | alcoholism | care orders | Child Care Officers | children's services | child protection | children's homes | Children | childcare | families | Family Group Homes | fathers | Group Homes | Hospitals | IJCI | mothers | neglect | parents | Police | prosecutions | referrals | reports | self harm | staff | voluntary care |
| Places | Brig-y-Don, Coast Road, 9-11, Blanche Pierre Close, Le Squez |
| Dimensions | 1 pdf file |
| Language | English |
| Level of description | File |
| Access restrictions | PDF file - please click on the link to download |
| Closed until | 2100 |
Context:
Digital copy of a Report for the Children's Psychiatric Unit regarding a boy living at the Family Group Home, 9 Blanche Pierre Close. Signed by Mr R Davenport, Child Care Officer. [Some details redacted].
ZC/D/AW1/A3/2/WD000565
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