ROLE OF NGOs in Juvenile Justice Care and Protection of Children Amendment Act 2006 aiding the Gover

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• ROLE OF NGOs in Juvenile Justice (Care and
  Protection of Children ) Amendment Act 2006
  aiding the Government services
• VIDYA SHANKAR
• Relief Foundation, Chennai

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• PRIMARY ROLE
• To offer a framework of operation in the Child
  Welfare Sector, ensuring every child if ever
  enters the system, is treated with care and
  compassion with all its Rights acknowledged and
  protected.
  

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Children in need of care and protection

• RECEPTION CENTRES
• Improving conditions of Receiving / Shelter
  homes, volunteering for Multilingual needs,
  Counselling and Trauma Care
• Assist in tracing missing children's parents /
  guardians
• Providing Child friendly environment during stay,
  Educational and Vocational Programs during period
  of stay

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• Co-ordinate with Homes offering Specialized
  services for Special needs children, seeking
  assistance for placement of such destitute
  children.
• Take up reference cases needing Sponsorships/
  Assistance, Adoption, Foster Care , as a viable
  mode of permanency plan of rehabilitation by
  networking with other NGOs and or funding
  organizations offering such services.

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• Documentation of cases for Area (High Risk) based
  Intervention programs
• Child Abuse cases - follow up till Final Order
  for cases presented to JJB / Regular Courts
• Assessment and referral services for Older
  children needing Vocational Rehabilitation
• Follow up of cases placed with Children's Homes
  or reinstated in the Family.

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CHILDRENS HOMES

• Medical and Psychological support, Mentorship for
  Orphan children / Children with no visitors.
• Co Management of the Homes with value added
  services to the children - infrastructure,
  augmenting education, counselling and vocational
  training.
• Assist in review of placement of older children
  periodically, to examine family based options of
  rehabilitation

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Children in conflict with the
lawOBSERVATION HOMES

• Co Management of the Homes for improving living
  conditions, vocational training, sports and games
  besides literacy and life skills.
• Assistance in free legal aid
• Counseling and emotional literacy development
• Bridge relationships with parents / guardians

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• Co-ordinating community based Correction modes
• Documentation of cases for delinquency mapping
  and collation of data for Intervention programs
• Assessment and referral services for Completed
  cases

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• Providing Child friendly environment in the
  Juvenile Justice Board Premises
• Bail and Shelter for children who do not have
  parents or guardian
• Providing to all children in High Risk groups
  information about 1098 and Child Welfare
  Services, and seeking its assistance incase they
  are forced to commit crimes by adults.

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• SPECIAL HOMES
• Legal assistance for Revision of Orders
• Family Relationships
• Counseling and Vocational Training
• Completion of Education

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CAUSE OF CHILDREN ENTERING THE SYSTEM -
PREVENTION

• Creative Summer Camps for children in Community
  Schools especially in High Risk Areas in each
  District, to keep them occupied, thereby
  preventing Delinquency and gang formation during
  the school holidays.
• After Care Crèches for young children, attached
  to Balwadis.

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• Raising public awareness on the issues related to
  neglected and delinquent children and services
  available to address their needs
• Improving the conditions of Community Schools
  and Balwadis