Child Protection Unit

SPNIWCD has been designated as a Nodal Institute for capacity building of functionaries working under JJ System and Mission Vatsalya Scheme. The Institute has been playing a key role in organizing consultations, workshops, training programmes for building the capacity of Members of Juvenile Justice Boards & Child Welfare Committees, Child Welfare Police Officers of SJPUs, Child Helpline Functionaries, Programme Managers & Programme Officers of State Child Protection Society & State Adoption Resource Agency, District Child Protection Officers, Protection Officers (Institutional and Non-Institutional Care), Legal cum Probation Officers, Social Workers, functionaries of Child Care Institutions, PRIs, NGOs including District Magistrates on Mission Vatsalya Scheme, legislations concerning child protection, on various issues pertaining to child rights and protection i.e child trafficking, child labour, child marriage, etc.

The Institute has been organizing on an average 140 training programmes/ workshops/ consultations in a year for building knowledge base as well as enhancing capacities of functionaries working under the J.J System & Mission Vatsalya Scheme on child rights and child protection at National and Regional levels. The Institute also conducts research studies and prepares documentations on various issues pertaining to child rights.