Children as young as 9 have been sent to a psychiatric hospital some 2,500 miles away for clinical assessments.
A spokeswoman for the University of Utah’s Neuropsychiatric Institute confirmed the hospital had examined 29 of the island’s minors in the...
DATE: Dec 10, 2019 | CATEGORY: Other | AUTHOR: Fiona McWhirter
The Ministry of Legal Affairs wishes to provide the community with accurate information regarding the Department of Child and Family Services (DCFS).
The stories published in The Royal Gazette as it relates to old Psycho-Ed and Residential Treatment...
Dear Sir,
It was with some dismay I read the article published on November 28 with the headline “MWI refuses to admit mentally ill man”. While I cannot discuss individual patient details, I feel it is important that the community understands that any...
DATE: Dec 10, 2019 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor | AUTHOR: Letters to the Editor
A top child protection agency in the United States said that Bermuda faced an “additional burden” in the monitoring of overseas residential programmes used for the island’s young people because of its distance from the institutions.
Christine James-B...
DATE: Dec 10, 2019 | CATEGORY: Other | AUTHOR: Fiona McWhirter
Bermudian children are being sent to schools in the United States where staff have been accused of serious misconduct, including an institution that sacked an employee two weeks ago after it was alleged he allowed teenage boys to choke one another un...
The “Docs for Dinner” event which was originally scheduled for October 31, 2019, has been rescheduled and will now be held on Thursday, December 19, 2019 at 7:00 p.m. at Café Lido. Cocktails will be served at 6:30 p.m.
Speaker for the event, Dr. Pa...
DATE: Dec 10, 2019 | CATEGORY: Health | AUTHOR: Press Release
Performances by ten young people won them the chance to showcase their talents in the next round of a music and singing contest.
They will take part in the On Stage competition as part of the Bermuda Festival in February.
Vocalists Dakota Tucker, Eli...
DATE: Dec 10, 2019 | CATEGORY: Other | AUTHOR: Fiona McWhirter
At 13, he thought he was going to Disney World — but instead was flown overseas for a year in therapy.
At 15, he should have been in a children’s home — but was “jailed” for months at the Co-Ed in St George’s despite never being convicted of a crime....
The island’s Junior Leaders marked their last training camp of the year with a weekend of battles with high-tech laser rifles.
The youngsters ended their year with Exercise Battle Royale — which combined fun for the festive season and their fieldcraf...
DATE: Dec 09, 2019 | CATEGORY: Other | AUTHOR: News Staff
Mount Saint Agnes Academy (MSA) has hired a new Director of Advancement in an effort to advance the school in a number of areas, including building alumni connections and keeping the school visable in Bermuda’s community. Suzanne DeCouto joins MSA fr...
