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Cops to use social media to curb child abuse
The Telangana Crime Investigation Department (CID) will use social media, run a film campaign and educate school staff to help raise awareness of the different types of child abuse. It will also help them how to report it and where to get help, counselling and support.
Hyderabad: The Telangana Crime Investigation Department (CID) will use social media, run a film campaign and educate school staff to help raise awareness of the different types of child abuse. It will also help them how to report it and where to get help, counselling and support.
Addressing the media on Friday, Director General of Police (DGP) Anurag Sharma said around 80 per cent of child abuse cases involve a family member or friend, often leaving victims too scared to report what was happening to them.
“Through our programme, we will try to emphasise that in every school a Child Abuse Monitoring Committee (CAMC) is constituted whose primary responsibility would be to prevent child abuse and implement strict guidelines. Counselor's ethical and moral responsibility is to report suspected cases of child abuse/neglect to the proper authorities,” he informed.
“The programme also aims to collect data from the ground about how schools are equipped to handle cases of child abuse,” said ADGP (CID) Charu Sinha, who is conducting the campaign along with the Department of Education.
“It is mandatory for schools to appoint a counsellor where the abused children can report abuse, speak to them in confidence and ask for support and advice. All schools do not follow this. So, through the campaign we can ensure that such measures are all in place," said Sinha.
Throwing more light on the campaign at schools, Sharma said, “At least one member of CAMC should be an independent person with experience of child rights issues to ensure that the committee works in an impartial manner. The recruitment policy of staff would ensure that antecedent verification of history of abuse is done.”
“The programme which we are starting in Hyderabad in first phase would extend to other districts gradually.
This would guide the school authorities in developing a manual in child-friendly language to be used especially in relation to sexuality topics and abuse. This ensures that children are able to express themselves in a comfortable manner and not ashamed of using certain taboo words and expressions,” Sinha added.
