India's first online 63 hours capacity building programme held
Source: The Sangai Express

Imphal, November 26 2020: India's first online 63 hours capacity building programme for Juvenile Justice Board (JJB) members on the theme "Psychosocial and mental health considerations in juvenile justice" started from yesterday through zoom.

The JJB members of Manipur are the first batch of JJB members in India being trained by SAMVAD, National Initiative project of National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences (NIMHANS).

The programme is being jointly organized by Manipur State Legal Services Authority (MASLSA) & NIMHANS in association with the State Social Welfare Department.

The programme was inaugurated by Gaiphulshillu Golmei, Member Secretary, MASLSA and Dr Shekhar Seshadri, Sr Professor, Dept.

of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry & Associate Dean, Behavioural Sciences Division, NIMHANS, Bengaluru.

In her inaugural speech, Gaiphulshillu Golmei stated that the programme was organised as a part of the project- Nurture the Children�s' Mind, initiated by MASLSA to address the needs and gaps, on issues of mental health and psychosocial care for vulnerable Children in Conflict with Law (CCL) & Children in Need of Care and Protection (CNCP).

She further expressed gratitude to the team of NIMHANS for such a wonderful initiative and wholeheartedly agreeing in devising the entire programme module specifically for the State.

She also thanked the Social Welfare Department, Government of Manipur for their active support and cooperation in organizing the said training programme.

Dr Shekhar Seshadri addressed the session with a brief introduction of the initiative SAMVAD under the Ministry of Women and Child Development, Govt, of India.

He highlighted that child work does not happen in clinical settings, it happens in communities, schools and in every space that has the presence of children.

In his address, he emphasized that, "Every Child in Conflict with Law is or was a Child in Need of Care and Protection" .

He shared the project's current engagement with the Judicial Academies through deliberations on Section (15) of the Juvenile Justice Act.

He also highlighted that the training will focus on the importance of understanding why the child came in conflict with law i.e.to understand their pathways to vulnerabilities to move from a retributive to a rehabilitative, reformative and restorative justice delivery system.

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