Topic: Carolina Ferreira
Child-safeguarding referrals hit a record 1,400 in 2021
Child-safeguarding referrals continued an upward trend, crossing the 1,400 mark for 2021, almost 300 reports more than the previous year's total of 1,146, and the highest since these statistics started being collected in 2017.
Red Cross calls for mandatory child-protection training
Cayman Islands Red Cross deputy director Carolina Ferreira has called for mandatory child-protection training for all service groups interacting with children.
Drink-spiking: Shift onus off victims
Local advocates say proactive measures are needed now to address drink spiking before it gets out of hand in Cayman as police confirm they are investigating two incidents which indicate potential drink-spiking.
Red Cross: ‘Cayman must tackle sexual harassment and abuse’
The Cayman Islands is overdue for an honest “reckoning” of the level of sexual harassment and sexual abuse in the community, according to Red Cross deputy director Carolina Ferreira.
Red Cross deputy director honoured
The Cayman Islands Red Cross’s deputy director, Carolina Ferreira, was one of 18 women out of 300 nominations worldwide who was recognised by the International Federation of the Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement.
Cayman documentary on sexual abuse to feature at international conference
A documentary about child sexual abuse made in the Cayman Islands will be featured at the International Society for the Prevention of Child Abuse and Neglect’s congressbeing held in Prague this September.
Red Cross appeals for Hurricane Irma monetary donations
The Cayman Islands Red Cross has started a Hurricane Irma appeal to help those in the region affected by the storm. “We really don’t know the extent of the damage as full assessments haven’t been conducted yet, but based on what we have seen and heard, Irma has been catastrophic."
