The Min­istry of So­cial De­vel­op­ment has launched a ra­dio pro­gramme called “It’s Fam­i­ly Time Let’s Talk” on 195.5FM and 98.1FM. The Min­istry says the pro­gramme is part of its ef­forts to sup­port healthy fam­i­lies through pre­ven­ta­tive and restora­tive strate­gies.

Speak­ing dur­ing the launch Min­is­ter of So­cial De­vel­op­ment Don­na Cox stat­ed that the Min­istry is cog­nizant that fam­i­lies are un­der added pres­sure due to COVID-19. She “en­cour­aged par­ents and chil­dren to lis­ten as we share in­for­ma­tion, our ex­pe­ri­ences, chal­lenges, and so­lu­tions to im­prov­ing fam­i­ly life in Trinidad and To­ba­go.”

The fol­low­ing is a press re­lease from The Min­istry of So­cial De­vel­op­ment:

To con­tin­ue in its ap­proach to sup­port­ing healthy fam­i­lies through pre­ven­ta­tive and restora­tive strate­gies and to re­in­force that fam­i­lies are the cen­tre of so­ci­ety, the Min­istry of So­cial De­vel­op­ment and Fam­i­ly Ser­vices through the Na­tion­al Fam­i­ly Ser­vices Di­vi­sion launched the “It’s Fam­i­ly Time Let’s Talk” Ra­dio Pro­gramme on 195.5FM and 98.1FM.

The ra­dio pro­gramme has been co­or­di­nat­ed for many years as a means of in­ter­act­ing with and in­form­ing the Na­tion­al Com­mu­ni­ty on a wide range of is­sues im­pact­ing fam­i­ly life. This year’s ef­forts will be geared to­ward con­tin­u­ing to aid fam­i­lies in cop­ing with the changes in lifestyle due to the on­go­ing ef­fects of COVID-19.

Speak­ing dur­ing the launch on 98.1FM on In­ter­na­tion­al Day of Fam­i­lies, Sat­ur­day, 15th May 2021 Sen­a­tor the Ho­n­ourable Don­na Cox, Min­is­ter of So­cial De­vel­op­ment and Fam­i­ly Ser­vices in­di­cat­ed that the Min­istry is cog­nizant that fam­i­lies are un­der added pres­sure due to COVID-19.

Min­is­ter Cox stat­ed “We are mind­ful of the lim­i­ta­tions the virus has placed on our modes of hu­man in­ter­ac­tion and how it has forced us to find in­no­v­a­tive ways to main­tain and strength­en fa­mil­ial and oth­er re­la­tion­ships. There­fore, I en­cour­age all fam­i­lies – par­ents and chil­dren to join us on I95.5FM and 98.1FM as we share in­for­ma­tion, our ex­pe­ri­ences, chal­lenges, and so­lu­tions to im­prov­ing fam­i­ly life in Trinidad and To­ba­go.”

Cit­i­zens are en­cour­aged to join the pro­gramme every Wednes­day from May 12 to Au­gust 25th from 2:00 PM to 3:00 PM on I95.5FM, or every Sat­ur­day from May 15 to June 19, 2021 from 8:00 AM to 9:00 AM on 98.1FM, to dis­cuss var­i­ous is­sues af­fect­ing the fam­i­ly.