Fears for at-risk children as protection program altered

By Anna Patty
Updated September 30 2014 - 8:13pm, first published 4:07pm
The number of children reported to be at risk of significant harm in NSW is at a record 72,243.
The number of children reported to be at risk of significant harm in NSW is at a record 72,243.

A child abuse prevention service will cease to exist as a stand-alone program, raising fears the support it provides to vulnerable families will be lost or watered down.