A 12-year-old girl with an intellectual disability was given a "party pack" of 20 condoms after being diagnosed with chlamydia at a DoCS medical appointment.
The girl was also prescribed the contraceptive pill at the state-funded Warehouse Youth Health Centre at Penrith despite being under the age of consent, the Daily Telegraph reports.
Her father was said he was concerned about the clinic's actions.
"She doesn't understand ... even if she did consent, she is too young to know what consent is," her father was quoted as saying.
A spokeswoman from the Western Sydney Joint Investigative Response Team — a joint initiative of DOCS, police and NSW Health — defended the advice given at the clinic.
"DoCS must be guided by experts and the long-term health needs of the girl," she was quoted as saying.
DoCS was criticised yesterday for not taking more action to prevent another 12-year-old getting pregnant after her mother let her live with her 15-year-old boyfriend.
17 Jun 2009The Department of Child Services is NEGLIGENT, and has under MANY circumstances left children in dangerous environments.
Contrary to popular belief, the government does NOT care for these abused children, as they are merely children of the masses, (canon fodder).
This is the general politics of the situation. Now there has to be a paper trail covering up, the neglect.
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