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This video case study was developed as a part of the Transitioning Models of Care Assessment Tool training package. It is 1 of 8 video case studies exploring different aspects of learning on transitioning residential care services. To access the full set of case studies or the training package, visit the BCN Transition Hub.
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This knowledge resource discusses and provides examples of practice tools and calming techniques (in English and Hindi) which counsellors and adults can use while working with children who are in institutional care. The paper reviews evidence on the impact of institutionalisation on children as well as evidence-based interventions that can help mitigate this impact. The latter part of the paper presents tools and calming techniques in the form of worksheets and pictorial representations. These tools are developed and compiled by Counsel to Secure Justice (CSJ), Delhi. These…
This guidance from Miracle Foundation outlines case management process and tools aimed at children in India who have been placed with their families during the COVID-19 pandemic, to ensure children are safe, to identify areas of need, and to put together an intervention plan to ensure permanency or a safe return to alternative family placements or Child Care Institution (CCI).
The purpose of these case management processes and tools is to determine feasibility of permanent placement and expedite family-based care in families in which children were placed quickly and…
This booklet from Udayan Care provides guidance on how to ensure the health, safety, and wellbeing of children in child care institutions in India during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Read English version here.
This booklet from Udayan Care provides guidance on how to ensure the health, safety, and wellbeing of children in child care institutions in India during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Read Hindi version here.
Leher has been implementing a pilot community led child protection intervention in the District of Madhubani, Bihar, India since 2014, using participatory processes to test and learn the potential of local leadership of communities in demanding and securing child rights and protection. Leher’s vision is a society where caring families, alert communities and a responsive government work together to ensure rights and protection for every child.
In June 2017, Leher developed a “Virtual companion aka a VCPC Tool Kit” in partnership with the State Government of Maharashtra, Maharashtra State…
This booklet on standards of care in child care institutions is part of a Series on Alternative Care, containing four booklets: Standards of Care in Child Care Institutions, Foster Care, Adoption and Aftercare. These booklets cover the latest legal and policy framework on Alternative Care in India, which has been presented in an easy-to-understand style so that they can be used as an effective reference material by all the stakeholders. All the four booklets in the Series have been updated according to the Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2015, the Juvenile Justice…
This booklet on foster care is part of a Series on Alternative Care, containing four booklets: Standards of Care in Child Care Institutions, Foster Care, Adoption and Aftercare. These booklets cover the latest legal and policy framework on Alternative Care in India, which has been presented in an easy-to-understand style so that they can be used as an effective reference material by all the stakeholders. All the four booklets in the Series have been updated according to the Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2015, the Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children)…
This User Guide aims to provide a comprehensive approach to the development of a good quality foster care service in India, which will be useful for a range of practitioners including the Child Welfare Committee (CWC) responsible for approval and monitoring of foster families, District Child Protection Unit (DCPU) responsible for developing the foster care service, NGOs who may support foster care, and any individual or organisation who has a role to play.
The formal foster care system as outlined in this User Guide is not intended to replace kinship care, a good system that exists in…
The two-day Training Workshops on “Mental Health and Interventions for Better Care and Management of Institutionalized Children and Young Adults”, organised by Udayan Care, in partnership with Indian Institute of Psychotherapy Training, New Delhi, and Centre for Child & Adolescent Wellbeing (CCAW), on 19th & 20th December 2014 at India International Centre, New Delhi, brought together nearly 100 participants from various NGOs, government officials, CWC members, mental health professionals, and students. The primary objective of the workshops was to train and build capacity in…