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Child Protection Day 183 Children Treated Child Protection Services

Western Cape Police OmbudsmanRef: https://www.westerncape.gov.za/article/child-protection-day-183-children-treated-child-protection-services

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Source domain: westerncape.gov.za

Collected on 28 June 2026

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What this means

This is a Western Cape Government news article dated 1 June 2023 about Child Protection Day. It reports that Red Cross War Memorial Children’s Hospital treated 183 children through Child Protection Services (CPS) between 1 January and 26 May 2023, with nearly 120 cases linked to physical abuse or neglect and more than 40% of children aged 1–5 years. The article describes CPS’s role in identifying children at risk and outlines pressures on the service (including societal factors and inpatient discharge delays) and a Child Protection Improvement Project, including staff training and the introduction of the Philisa Child Protection Unit (CPU).

Facts

Places

Western Cape

Reference

https://www.westerncape.gov.za/article/child-protection-day-183-children-treated-child-protection-services

Key Takeaways

  • Western Cape Minister of Health and Wellness: Dr Nomafrench Mbombo observed Child Protection Day
  • Red Cross War Memorial Children’s Hospital (Child Protection Day observation)
  • 183 children treated by Child Protection Services (CPS)
  • CPS treatment period: 1 January 2023 to 26 May 2023
  • Almost 120 cases due to physical abuse or neglect
  • More than 40% of children treated were aged 1–5 years
  • Child Protection Improvement Project includes staff training, a child protection training programme, and the Philisa Child Protection Unit (CPU)
  • Service pressures mentioned: increased societal burden (substance abuse, poverty) and delays in inpatient discharge dependent on external service providers
  • Western Cape Government
  • Western Cape Government Health and Wellness
  • Dr Nomafrench Mbombo
  • Red Cross War Memorial Children’s Hospital
  • Child Protection Services (CPS)
  • Philisa Child Protection Unit (CPU)
  • Professor Heloise Buys
  • Professor Heloise Buys, Head of Clinical Unit Ambulatory and Emergency Paediatrics
  • Dr Anita Parbhoo
  • Dr Anita Parbhoo, CEO of Red Cross War Memorial Children’s Hospital
  • Social workers
  • NGOs
  • Philisa

Dates

Closing Date

1 January 2023