A Child Welfare Officer in Mie Prefecture Loudly Scolded a Child in Temporary Custody; the Prefecture Has Determined This Constitutes Psychological Abuse.

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On the 17th, Mie Prefecture determined that the actions of a 50-year-old fixed-term employee at the prefecture's Central Child Guidance Center (Isshinden Ogoso, Tsu City) constituted psychological abuse under the Child Welfare Act, after the employee loudly scolded a child who was in temporary protective custody. The employee explained that he "couldn't control his emotions." The Central Child Guidance Center apologized to the parents and guardi…