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A family in distress: How MSF’s SAFER helped a social worker step in earlier

Summary by The Singapore Editorial Desk · As published by Straits Times — Singapore · October 3, 2026 · 1 min read

While abuse can be difficult to detect, a new government unit is helping social workers spot signs of risk earlier and reach families before problems escalate.

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Published by	Straits Times — Singapore
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Source published	Oct 3, 2026
Indexed here	Oct 5, 2026
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Prepublication human review	No — editorial rules, flagged-item review, and published samples

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