Cross River State, Child Protection Commission.

Responsible for the protection of children and young persons

WHAT WE DO

WHO WE HELP

OUR TEAM

What We Do

We provide statutory intervention and supportive services to address the needs of children and young persons who have been seriously harmed or are at high risk of serious harm.

Child Protection

We conduct social investigations and provide case management services for children and young persons who have been abused or neglected by their parents or caregivers.

We work closely with the public and people sectors to provide services for children who are in need of statutory guidance or care and protection because of abuse, neglect and abandonment.



Counselling and Intervention

We provide therapeutic services for children, young persons and families known to the Child Protection commission. Our services are rooted in family therapy, restorative practice and solution-focused approaches and include the following programmes:

Counselling and Family Therapy

Family Group Conference

Solution-focused Agreements with Families

Recovery through Story Work 

Child Welfare

We facilitate legal functions under the Child protection Act  including:


We receive referrals by the Courts to conduct social investigations on children who are the subject of custody disputes or in need of statutory guidance due to at-risk behaviours.

Sector Planning and Management

We drive the development of a vibrant and sustainable service landscape for policies and programmes affecting vulnerable children and their families.

We facilitate the growth and development of client-focused and evidence-based programmes and services for vulnerable children and their families.

We provide service management and operational support for operational units within the state.

Who We Help

Children and young persons at-risk or in need of protection,
Cross river state ,child protection Commission survey on child protection systems listed the following categories of children needing help:

Child victims of sexual abuse/exploitation

Child victims of neglect or abuse

Child victims of trafficking

Children with disabilities

Children in a situation of migration

Unaccompanied children in a situation of migration

Children without parental care/in alternative care

Children in police custody or detention

Street children

Children of parents in prison or custody

Children in judicial proceedings

Children in or at risk of poverty

Missing children (e.g. runaways, abducted children, unaccompanied children going missing)

Children affected by custody disputes, including parental child abduction

Children left behind (by parents who move to another Nigerian state for work)



Child victims of female genital mutilation or forced marriage

Children who are not in compulsory education or training or working children below the legal age for work

Child victims of bullying or cyberbullying




Our Team



 Team members
Roles and responsibilities

The roles and responsibilities of staff of child protection commission in cross river state contribute to the delivery of high quality child protection services to children, young people and their families.

Staff involved can include:

Child Safety Officer

Provides statutory child protection services to children, young people and their families by:

undertaking the roles of an authorised officer under the Child Protection Act .

applying relevant legislation, delegations, policies and quality standards in accordance with our Child protection safety manual.

working collaboratively with foster and kinship carers, the community, government and non-government service providers.


Child Safety Service Centre Manager

Leads and manages by:

implementing quality business and practice systems and standards

overseeing that child protection services that are provided comply with relevant legislation, delegations, policies, quality standards and our Child protection Practice Manual

establishing enduring productive partnerships with foster and kinship carers, the community, the public and non-government sectors

overseeing ongoing professional development and management of staff

managing the department's ongoing program of quality improvement.

Child Safety Support Officer

Supports the provision of child protection services to children, young people and their families by:

assisting Child protection Officers in their application of relevant legislation, policies and procedures

working collaboratively with foster and kinship carers, the community, government and non-government service providers.

Court Coordinator

Represents the Chairperson in court matters by advising and consulting with other departmental officers. The Court Coordinator promotes a high standard of service to children, young people and their families in relation to court matters and the Children Services Tribunal.

Family Group Meeting Convenor

Delegated under the Child Protection Act  to convene family group meetings. The convenor does not have any direct responsibility or line management responsibility for the child, young person or their family. The convenor plans, facilitates and records the case plan developed at a family group meeting.

Senior Practitioner

Supports and monitors the quality of our child protection services provided to children, young people and their families and the community by:

providing expert knowledge of child protection practice

mentoring and developing the practice skills and knowledge of Child protection Officers, Child t Support Officers and Team Leaders

monitoring and facilitating the implementation of relevant legislation, delegations, policies, quality standards and the Child t Practice Manual

managing the ongoing improvement of child protection practice

participating in, or conducting reviews of, complex or sensitive cases.

Suspected Child Abuse and Neglect (SCAN) Coordinator

Organises the effective functioning of the SCAN Team who plan and coordinate the delivery of services to children and young people in need of protection.

Team Leader

Provides leadership and supervision to a team of departmental officers in the delivery of collaborative frontline child protection services to children, young people and their families and communities by overseeing that the child protection services delivered comply with legislation, delegations, policies, quality standards and the Child protection Practice Manual.

 Information officers: They gather facts and distribute them to the media. They produce printed and video material about Child protection commission for dissemination to the public. They are responsible for organizing special events such as news conferences and CPC event coverage.

Chairperson
Chief Mrs.Theresa Ezama
Contact details.
08096151977