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Child, Youth and Family "CYF" (in Māori, ''Te Tari Awhina i te Tamaiti, te Rangatahi, tae atu ki te Whanau''), is the government agency that has legal powers to intervene to protect and help children who are being abused or neglected or who have problem behaviour. CYF works with the Police and the Courts in dealing with young offenders under the youth justice system. It provides residential and care services for children in need of care and protection and for young offenders. CYF assesses people who wish to adopt children and it reports to the Family Court on adoption applications. CYF facilitates the exchange of identifying information for parties to past adoptions. The agency also funds community organisations working with children, young people and their families to support the community’s role in protecting and helping children.〔http://www.cyf.govt.nz〕 CYF is a functional unit of the Ministry of Social Development (MSD), following the 2006 merger of the Department of Child, Youth and Family Services (CYFS) and MSD. CYFS had been established in 1999 from the former Children and Young Persons Service (CYPS). Responsibility for CYF is included in the portfolio of the Minister for Social Development. The current Minister is Hon. Anne Tolley. ==Legislation== MSD administers, or is involved in administering, the following CYF-related legislation: * Adoption Act 1955, * Adult Adoption Information Act 1985, * Adoption (Intercountry) Act 1997, * Care of Children Act 2004, * Children, Young Persons, and Their Families Act 1989, * Disabled Persons Community Welfare Act 1975, * Protection of Personal and Property Rights Act 1988. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Child, Youth and Family (New Zealand)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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