CHILD PROTECTION UNIT
All Children have the right to protection. Children are our assets and a most vulnerable segment of our society. Protection of children is a responsibility of the state. The work done by Child Protection & Welfare Bureau in this regard is highly sensitive and challenging. We strive to eradicate child beggary, child abuse and domestic violence against children. This is the only government department rescuing destitute children and working to eliminate violence against children.
Social section is the main operational section of Child Protection & Welfare in which neglected and destitute children are rescued from roads, streets and other vulnerable places. The children who are abused, exploited, used for commercial sexual exploitation, without parental care, or used for child trafficking, abduction and sale are rescued by the officers from Social Section.
CPU is the organization in AJK which provides different services to Destitute and Neglected Children under one roof. The Bureau aspires to:
- Rehabilitate the street and beggar children
- Provide support children’s families for rehabilitation of children
- Provide legal and other support to children in jails and rehabilitation after release
Destitute and Neglected Child is produced before the Child Protection Court and the Presiding Officer interviews the Destitute and Neglected Child. Presiding Officer orders for rehabilitation of child in the following area;
- Shelter
- Medical examination
- Physical therapy
Psychological Counseling
Psychological counseling is provided to children and their parents (Family Counseling) both in individual and group form.
Many factors contribute in child’s psychological disorder such as family structure, relationship history of parents, parenting practices, cultural context and experiences, child abuse (physical, emotional, sexual, verbal) and broken family.
In Psycho-counseling Section, child psychologist pays attention to their emotional, social, educational, development, vocational, health related and organizational concerns.
This section is dedicated to:
- Facilitate personal & interpersonal functioning across the life span
- Implement behavior modification techniques to deal with the child’s dysfunctional thoughts
- Provide problem solving assistance to children and families
- Eradicate the underlying contributing factors of behavioral issues in children
- Build trust
- Deal with child’s fears, anxiety, anger, stress and disruptive behavioral problems
We keenly focus on capacity building of our care givers and staff. Clinical Psychologists working in the Unit have conducted workshops and training session of child attendants
Helpline:
The Child Helpline 1121 provides prompt assistance and support to children subjected to violence, exploitation, abuse and neglect. It is also utilized for dissemination of information and guidance in respect of child rights.
