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New guideline on adoptive parents
Published on: Sunday, March 12, 2023
Published on: Sun, Mar 12, 2023
By: Jonathan Nicholas
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New guideline on adoptive parents
Nancy (centre) after officiating the Town Hall programme.
Kota Kinabalu: Women, Family and Community Development Minister Datuk Seri Nancy Shukri said the selection process of adoptive parents has been tightened to ensure that they are truly qualified and suitable.She said her Ministry has introduced a new guideline book as a reference to evaluate the eligible parties to be the guardians of the children.

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“The new guideline includes a mandatory psychological screening for future foster parents or guardians. These guidelines were created to ensure the placement suitability of children under adoptive parents or people who are qualified and suitable (OYLS).
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