ICPA2024 PID075 Janet Liam and Wen Shan Cheng

Empowering Incarcerated Expectant Mothers: Promoting Safety and Well-being for Babies to Thrive

Authors

Janet Liam

Assistant Director/Assistant Senior Social Worker, Fei Yue Community Services

A seasoned Assistant Senior Social Worker with a proven track record of 9.5 years in assisting offenders and ex-offenders. Janet has collaborated with like-minded indivuals within the agency, and community partners like Safe Place and Singapore Prison Service to develop several targeted programs for the offender population over the years. Janet is deeply committed to fostering partnerships, generating innovative ideas, and addressing gaps to empower individuals and families, enabling them to thrive and build resilience.

Ms Wenshan Cheng

Assistant Director/ Principal Social Worker, Safe Place

Wenshan is currently Assistant Director at Safe Place. She has been a social worker for the past 17 years, working with families on various issues including violence, mental health, and so on. Her areas of focus and interests are supporting and journeying with mothers with unsupported pregnancies and working with adoptive families and adopted children. She is passionate about identifying service gaps for vulnerable pregnant mothers and believes in building safe places for them to be supported and empowered.

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