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© Thomson Reuters 2017.Abused children find Japan’s shelters provide little comfort
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towingtheline
More evidence of the endemic 'overt & covert' institutionalized bullying culture.
Swift_Justice
Start here: Separate the delinquents from the abused and treat each accordingly.
I love this country, but it could benefit a lot by lessons other countries have learned. It seems that all too often things are done here because "this is Japan," instead of because it's the best way to do it.
jcapan
Shelters aren't the only thing but moving on...
In other words, they're obviously run like prisons b/c after all victims and criminals both require firm hands. I especially like the "workers with little training." I mean if abused children don't require trained professionals to care for them what exactly are a government's responsibilities.
I imagine these kids' parents had the same idea, thus the abuse.
Yeah, "privacy" b/c we wouldn't want too much evidence of systemic abuse. Funny how the government always has sufficient funds for its priorities. Something minor like the well-being of the few children still being born in this nation--to be done on a shoestring.
Dan Lewis
Sounds like an absolute nightmare. For a child to want to return to an abusive home instead of staying in a so-called shelter is rather telling.
Goodlucktoyou
its sad that change is so hard in this wonderful country. everyday life is so hard for normal hardworking people, nobody has time for the underprivileged, or they want to refuse to accept that there is a real underclass in our great country.
Cricky
1 in 6 children live in poverty we read the other day, get instituanalised and you can imagin the mind set of the "care givers", somehow it's the children's fault for the parents sins???? People do care if you happen to fit into the confines that judge society.
WA4TKG
Not surprised.
Utrack
I know this may sound like it would be difficult. But, what about having Japanese Tibetan Buddhist Monks in training administer to the children in these shelters. The shelters themselves sounds as if the best thing for them is to change hands and I can think of no better than the Tibetan Buddhist.
sf2k
sound like jail, not a supportive environment
Alfie Noakes
Very sad and depressing story.
Horrendous. Tathlyn has nailed it in his / her post.
sir_bentley28
These facilities are horrible when it comes to child placement. My fiance and I are trying to adopt a kid to give them a chance at a better future and to give them a sense of family life in a safe home, but after we filled out the application form, we were told there's a mandatory 18 month wait period. This wait period is to systematically make the potential applicants give up all hope for adoption. These children have to endure such neglect and stress during this wait period only to be forgotten because of this system. But I won't give up!
commanteer
This is just awful. What kinds of monsters work in these places?