I worked for Cyfs when Tonya was 12 and her behaviour was evident then. CYFS have no idea how to raise children and they are one of the most dysfunctional government organisations, 80% of child abuse cases investigated are custody issues btw parents and dont amount to anything - what a waste of taxpayers money. The 20% that are worthy of investigation therefore get side tracked - Cases that should be dealt with immediately but arent because CYFS doesnt says that 'all complaints need to be investigated' which is why so many false complaints are filed - because this silly govt dept entertains them. To spend $400K over 16 months on Tonya to no avail speaks volumes. These children need love not money thrown at systems that are ineffectual. A co worker when I worked at CYF's was one of the best in her field I have ever seen but the volumous amounts of paperwork required to achieve anything good in CYFS eventually wore her down too....Shame on you Ray Smith. The system that you represent is supposed to stop child abuse but your bad practises merely perpetuate it.
Well what can you say about a System that is meant to protect and assist our Tamariki to live normal productive lives but instead lose our Tamariki in the system destroy families and expect to be seen as the protectors. Who are the real protectors of these children?