Information Center Participation Program 2016 OCR Child Ambassador 2016-2018 UncategorisedEmotional abuse
Emotional abuse is the expression of words, attitudes or behaviours toward a child that create serious emotional or psychological damage.
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Sexual abuse
Sexual abuse involves engaging or enticing a child to engage in any form of sexual activity, with or without the child's knowledge or approval.
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PUBLIC NOTICE - OFFICE CLOSURE
The public is advised that ALL OCR offices will be closed for business on Thursday, April 20, 2017 to facilitate a staff event.
Normal opening hours will resume on Friday, April 21, 2017, beginning with our telephone contact centre at 7:00am.
For urgent assistance, please contact the nearest police station or dial 119.
Please accept apologies for any inconvenience caused.
| Missing Children Statistics by Sex (January - March 2017) (Preliminary) | ||||||||||||
| Month | Reported Missing | Returned | Still Missing | Deceased | ||||||||
| Total | Male | Female | Total | Male | Female | Total | Male | Female | Total | Male | Female | |
| January | 169 | 41 | 128 | 155 | 37 | 118 | 13 | 4 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| February | 131 | 26 | 105 | 107 | 22 | 85 | 24 | 4 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| March | 149 | 26 | 123 | 120 | 23 | 97 | 28 | 3 | 25 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 449 | 93 | 356 | 382 | 82 | 300 | 65 | 11 | 54 | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
| Source: Missing Person Monitoring Unit | ||||||||||||
| Note: Statistics presented are as reported by the Missing Person Monitoring Unit | ||||||||||||
Green Paper on National Policy on Poverty and National Poverty Reduction Programme
The Draft National Policy on Poverty and National Poverty Reduction Programme (Green Paper) is now available for public consultation, and is open for comments up to March 3, 2017.
The Green Paper is also available on the PIOJ and Vision 2030 Jamaica Facebook pages and some public libraries.
You may send comments to:
Poverty Reduction Coordinating Unit
Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ)
16 Oxford Road
Kingston
Email: prcu@pioj.gov.jm
Click the link below to access the PIOJ Green Paper
