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Early Times Report
Jammu, Apr 18: Child abuse is more than bruises and broken bones, a workshop on POCSO-Protection of Children from Sexual offences 2012 was conducted by Pardeep, Project Director, Project CACA and Dr. Keshav Sharma, Psycho-oncologist, Fortis Healthcare to create awareness about Child Abuse for Supporting staff and teachers in the school premises Jodhamal Public School.
Physical abuse might be the most visible type of abuse but other types of abuse such as emotional abuse, neglect, exploitation also leave deep, lasting scars on the mind of the child. The earlier, abused children get help, the greater chance they have to heal and break the cycle. He also gave 24 - hour child helpline number 1098. The staff learnt about common signs of abuse, the kind of abusers and how they intervention and care can make a huge difference in a child's life. Ignoring children's needs, putting them in unsupervised, dangerous situations or making them feel guilty add to increase in child abuse. Regardless of the type of abuse, the result is serious and causes emotional harm on the overall development of the child. The workshop also highlighted the role of supporting staff and teachers in educating and training the students to face the challenges of child abuse. Being patient, good listeners and not ignoring any behavioural or sudden academic changes can be of great help for children and for identifying and protecting a child from abuse. Many shocking incidents of child abuse were revealed which left a deep impact on the minds of each. It was a wakeup call for everyone to actively notice and reports any such cases in future.
The staff were informed about the helpline numbers, apps and the POCSO E box which came in handy to deal with such problems. The Vice Principal Shefali Sanwal expressed deep concern and requested the teachers, supporting staff, driver, and conductors to join hands to eradicate this evil from the society so that new generation can face the society fearlessly and lead a life with great self-respect. |
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