Capacity building programme for Juvenile Justice

Imphal, 25th November, 2020

India’s First Online 63 hours Capacity Building Programme for JJB members of Manipur on Psychosocial & Mental Health considerations in Juvenile Justice

India’s first online 63 hours capacity building programme for Juvenile Justice Board (JJB) members of Manipur on the theme “Psychosocial and Mental Health Considerations in Juvenile Justice” started from today through Zoom Meeting App Platform. The JJB members of Manipur are the first batch of JJB members in India being trained by SAMVAD, National Initiative project of NIMHANS.

The programme is being jointly organized by Manipur State Legal Services Authority (MASLSA) & National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences (NIMHANS) in association with Social Welfare Department, Govt. of Manipur.

The programme was inaugurated by Smt. Gaiphulshillu Golmei, Member Secretary, MASLSA and Dr. Shekhar Seshadri, Sr. Professor, Dept. of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry & Associate Dean, Behavioural Sciences Division, NIMHANS, Bengaluru.

Capacity Building Programme for JJB members of Manipur on 25th November, 2020

In her inaugural speech, Smt. Gaiphulshillu Golmei, Member Secretary, MASLSA stated that the programme was organised as a part of the Project - Nurture the Childrens’ 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 expresses 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, Sr. Professor, NIMHANS, 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 the section (15) of the Juvenile Justice Act. He also highlighted that this 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.

The programme was attended by the 25 JJB members from all the districts of Manipur. Further, the online training programme will be held for 18 sessions (63 hours), for two days a week over a period of more than two months starting from today.

(Sorokhaibam Sadananda)
Deputy Member Secretary
Manipur State Legal Services Authority
ADR Building, Lamphel Court Complex,
Lamphelpat, Imphal

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This Press Release was posted on 26 November 2020