Social Workers from the Social Development Department have visited several schools on the sister islands to deliver messages on child abuse prevention and awareness.

The Social Development Department hosted a conscious co-parenting seminar to highlight the correlation between positive co-parenting and child protection as part of activities to observe Child Abuse Awareness and Prevention Month.

Minster for Health and Social Development Honourable Vincent Wheatley is calling on all parents and festival-goers to keep the Territory’s children safe during the Emancipation Festival celebrations.

As the Minister for Health and Social Development with responsibilities for Children, Family and Support Services, I am imploring all parents, guardians and caregivers to put the necessary precautions in place to safeguard our Territory’s youngest and most precious resources, our children during the 2023 Emancipation Festival Celebrations.

High school students from across the Virgin Islands were engaged in a one-day “Don’t Be Mean Behind the Screen” symposium on Cyber Bullying.