The government of Trinidad and Tobago has completed its draft National Child Policy, according to this article from Newsday. The policy will serve as an "umbrella policy" which will consist of several "sub-policies," including the Child Protection Policy, a National Strategic Framework for Child Protection, the Children in Alternative Care Policy, the Nursery Policy, Early Childhood Development policy, Framework for Care and Protection of Children with Disabilities and Vacation Camp Manual and Guidelines. The article also describes the work of Minister in the Office of the Prime Minister, Ayanna Webster-Roy and the government to close down a boys' home and reintegrate the boys back into their families or into other forms of alternative care.
