Too many ‘toxic environments’

An appeal has gone out to fathers to be more involved in the lives of their children, as the absence of a father figure can often leave a void in the lives of young men and women.

The call was made by president of the Men’s Empowerment Network Services, Fabian Sargeant, during a service to mark Father’s Day at St Cyprian’s Anglican Church in Belleville, St Michael, yesterday morning.

So far for the year, there have been 16 homicides, with a number of young men being gunned down in the past two weeks.