By Thai PBS World’

 

When a 17-year-old recently confessed to throwing the body of her eight-month-old son into a canal and reporting him missing, she exposed huge flaws in Thailand’s three major social systems.

 

“This case proves that the country’s public health, education and social welfare systems are failing to protect and empower vulnerable youngsters,” said Ticha Na Nakorn, director of the Ban Kanchanapisek Vocational Juvenile Training Center.

 

She spoke up at a time when the public is busy pointing its finger at the teenage mother’s actions and accusing her of telling lies. The youngster is referred to by her nickname “Nim”.

 

“I’m not trying to protect the wrongdoer and am not ignoring the pain of the [infant] victim. But I want to bring much-needed attention to the root causes of these problems. If we don’t address them now, we will see more such cases taking place,” Ticha warned.

 

The center’s director is a veteran in advocating children’s rights and offering opportunities to young people who go astray.

 

Full story: https://www.thaipbsworld.com/case-of-desperate-mother-who-dumped-infant-exposes-failures-in-thai-care-systems/

 

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34 minutes ago, webfact said:

“This case proves that the country’s public health, education and social welfare systems are failing to protect and empower vulnerable youngsters,”

Really?

 

How many mothers dispose their babies? As far as I know that is an extreme exception. And I am sure lots of people, including monks and health workers, will help a mother in need.

That doesn't mean Thailand's social system can't be improved. But the system is not to blame for this extreme behavior.

Mentally unstable people exist all over the world in poor and rich countries. 

What system? Thailand has one the worst social welfare in the world, on a real 3 world country level, they care a whole lot more about number of tourists coming in then the welfare of their people.

I kind of agree.. Yes, there are some areas in Thailand social welfare, eduction and support systems that aren’t as good or effective as they could/should be… that to me is a very fair statement and perhaps i’d also agree might be a *contributing* factor here to some degree… 

 

.. but… even IF that’s true, to me that doesn’t then translate somehow into a pass for the alleged here either.. I think it’s very fair to hold her accountable to the fullest extent of the law. 

 

… but as to the base argument of the article that essentially says unless improvements are made, there’ll be more of these cases — i think that’s probably a more accurate than not, statement. 

6 hours ago, webfact said:

“This case proves that the country’s public health, education and social welfare systems are failing to protect and empower vulnerable youngsters,” said Ticha Na Nakorn, director of the Ban Kanchanapisek Vocational Juvenile Training Center.

But the high end health care for the rich and famous are doing well..

Wellness centres are not needed, a national healthcare system that works is.

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12 hours ago, webfact said:

“This case proves that the country’s public health, education and social welfare systems are failing to protect and empower vulnerable youngsters,” said Ticha Na Nakorn, director of the Ban Kanchanapisek Vocational Juvenile Training Center.

That's what I said from the beginning of this incident.
And I am not a "Director" of a juvenile training center.
Maybe, just maybe, Thailand should start with becoming "The HUB" of Juvenile Trainings Centers?