Tusla launches new child protection strategy

A new Child Protection and Welfare Strategy is being launched by Tusla today.

The Child and Family Agency says it wants to ensure the people it works with are part of the solutions to the problems they face.

The new strategy will also see staff engaging with families in a more consistent manner throughout the country – something the agency acknowledges has been lacking in the past.

Tusla CEO Fred McBride says it marks a fundamental change in the way it deals with child protection matters: