Child Safety

Happiness is when you are in the right zone mentally, says Devanshi Yadav, whose ‘Your Safe Space’ campaign in Bareilly is focused on young individuals Mental health is still a touchy topic among Indians, but a young social worker in Uttar Pradesh’s Bareilly is striving to change mindsets by creating awareness and reaching out to …

How an acid attack survivor is creating a safe space for children, teenagers in UP Read More »

Instagram and Facebook unveiled further limits on what teens can see on the apps, a move their parent company Meta says will reduce the amount of potentially harmful content young people encounter. Already, teens could opt to have Instagram’s algorithm recommend less “sensitive content” — which includes bare bodies, violence, drugs, firearms, weight-loss content and …

Instagram’s new teen safety features still fall short, critics say Read More »

The managers of the schools and the owners of the vehicles will be in charge of making sure the vans have CCTV or not. The UP government has announced that installing CCTV cameras in school vans would henceforth be required. The security of the children has been considered before making this decision. The managers of …

Uttar Pradesh Makes CCTV Cameras Mandatory In School Vans For Child Safety Read More »

The end of the year brings a time to celebrate with family and friends. It feels cozy and carefree. Unfortunately, the holiday season is also a high-risk time for sexual abuse against children.  Everyone thinks something like this would never happen in their family. But 93 percent of child sexual abuse is perpetrated by someone the victim knows. More specifically, 34 percent of …

How to Prevent Child Sexual Abuse During the Holidays Read More »

The programme aimed to equip officials with the knowledge and skills to ensure child safety during disasters.  In a significant stride towards bolstering disaster preparedness with a focus on children, the Child Centric Disaster Risk Reduction (CCDRR) Centre, under the National Institute of Disaster Management (NIDM), Ministry of Home Affairs, has inaugurated the Training of …

ToT programme for child rights & protection begins Read More »