Delhi to host workshop on children’s mental health care
November 5th, 2009 - 7:17 pm ICT by IANSNew Delhi, Nov 5 (IANS) A two-day national workshop on mental health of children who are distressed or have been abused will be held in the national capital from Friday, the organisers said Thursday.
The workshop is being organised by the National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) and Udayan Care, an NGO that works for disadvantaged, orphaned and sexually abused children.
“A child who is abused by his or her family member, is orphaned or abandoned, needs more than just love and care. They need special counselling to come out of their cocoon and accept the world with open arms once again. This and many other such issues will be discussed in the workshop,” a member of Udayan Care said.
The workshop will not just see members of the civil society, health care experts and other stakeholders participate in it, but also people like Swasthi Udayan, a chef, who managed to fight past a traumatic childhood of poverty and abandonment to fulfil her dream and become independent.
Shantha Sinha, chairperson of NCPCR, Amita Dhawan of NALSAR Law university, Hyderabad, and K. Sujatha Rao, secretary for health and family welfare, will be among the participants in the workshop.
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