&sq=&lang=&file=File:Childyouthandfamily.png) Logo of Child, Youth and Family | |
| Agency overview | |
|---|---|
| Formed | 1999 |
| Dissolved | 2017 |
| Superseding agency | |
| Jurisdiction | New Zealand |
| Parent agency | New Zealand Ministry of Social Development |
| Website | http://www.cyf.govt.nz/ |
Child, Youth and Family (CYF; in Māori, Te Tari Awhina i te Tamaiti, te Rangatahi, tae atu ki te Whānau), was the government agency that had legal powers to intervene to protect and help children who are being abused or neglected or who have problem behaviour until it was replaced by a new Ministry for Vulnerable Children in April 2017.[1] CYF worked with the Police and the Courts in dealing with young offenders under the youth justice system. It provided residential and care services for children in need of care and protection and for young offenders. CYF assessed people who wished to adopt children and it reported to the Family Court on adoption applications. CYF facilitated the exchange of identifying information for parties to past adoptions. The agency also funded community organisations working with children, young people and their families to support the community's role in protecting and helping children.[2]
- ^ Kenny, Katie (28 July 2016). "Faces of Innocents: CYF to be shut down and replaced by a new ministry". Stuff.
- ^ "Who we are and what we do". Child, Youth and Family. Internet Wayback Machine. Archived from the original on 17 March 2017. Retrieved 18 June 2019.