childline and collaborative agencies

The Kottiyoor case, in which a priest was accused of raping a minor, has shed light on the flaws in the functioning of child welfare committees in the state. The lack of qualified persons, repeat terms for members, use of child protection systems to cover up acts of individuals have all been taking place much to the chagrin of childline and collaborative agencies that are often the first to report the case to CWC.

The Gadchiroli Childline and District Women and Child Development Department, in collaboration with police department and District Legal Services Authority, organized several awareness programmes on child rights on the occasion of Children’s Day on Thursday.

MANGALORE: Rashmi (16), distressed due to alleged abuse at the hands of her step mother, was just a few minutes away from ending her life, when she was found by a Good Samaritan.

PUNE:Police commissioner Ranjit Singh Sharma assured representatives of several NGOs on Saturday that attempts would be made to change the attitude of the police towards destitute children.

The 12-year-old is stretched on a rough wooden cot at the night shelter for street children which doubles as the collaborating agency for Childline, the statutory helpline for kids in distress.

As many as 577 children were orphaned during the second wave of the ongoing pandemic across states since April, as per information available with the Union ministry of women and child development (WCD). All of these children are with their immediate families at present, their needs are being addressed and they are being monitored by the government for their safety, the ministry said.

Students Of Matru Sewa Sangh Institute Of Social Work Get Opportunities To Work At The Ground Level To Help Women, Children And Communities in Distress

AHMEDABAD: Forty-six suicides in 80 days has shocked all and sundry in the state.

The AP State Commission for Protection of Child Rights (APSCPCR) has taken up 72 suo moto child rights violation cases in the state so far this year, including 10 from Vizag. Last year the number of suo moto cases was 58.

The rights of child abuse victims in the state are not protected due to the absence of a child-friendly legal network .

Anuradha, 24, a resident of Naroda, had got married in 2012 with a youth of her choice against wishes of her family.

For them it hardly makes a difference if they are living in a united or bifurcated Andhra Pradesh.