To counsel victims of violence, abuse in childcare homes, Delhi govt says will seek professional help
The initiative by the Women and Child Development Department comes nearly 10 months after a Tata Institute of Social Services audit found grave instances of abuse at around 14 shelter homes for women and children in the capital.
World Homoeopathy Day is observed to commemorate the birth anniversary of the founder of homoeopathy, Dr Christian Fredrich Samuel Hahnemann. File. The Delhi government plans to engage a number of psychiatrists, clinical psychologists and counsellors to address the needs of those in child care homes who are struggling to overcome effects of various forms of violence and abuse.
The initiative by the Women and Child Development Department comes nearly 10 months after a Tata Institute of Social Services audit found grave instances of abuse at around 14 shelter homes for women and children in the capital.
Rule 35 of the Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Model Rules, 2016, mandates mental health services, including individual therapy, at all such homes by trained professionals.
According to the plan, under the mental health services, “psychological assessment, psycho-social profiling, counselling, prevention and treatment of mental stress, psychological and behavioural disorders” will be made available.
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