iStand 2019: Hope On the Horizon

Societal and community norms vary about child welfare,  gender and parenting rights, and the role of government in response to child separations.  Cultural and gender bias may further complicate efforts to return and reunite children who have been separated from another parent, whether by unlawful abduction or retention or separation and alienation.   Furthermore, public apathy surrounding these specific child welfare issues must give way to a cultural revolution for children that impact public policy.

Hear how these influences operate in Trinidad and Tobago, and learn how the panelist is overcoming deeply-entrenched norms through public engagement and direct action to educate on the critical role of fathers in their children's lives.

Mr. Feeles will be joined by T&T law enforcement officers to offer additional insight on law enforcement approach to parental separation and alienation in the nations.