Barking up the wrong tree? Deinstitutionalization (Di), Family Strengthening (FS) and Family-Based Alternative Care (FBAC): A Critical Look at the Prime Assumptions

A Note by Dr. Pravin Patkar, Co-Founder & Director, Prerana 1. The policy shift and the question this note raises Over the past decade, India has witnessed a visible shift…

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Rethinking the Role of Support Persons under the POCSO Act: Strengthening Systems, Not Blaming Individuals

Last month, I attended a case-management meeting where Renuka, a trained social worker appointed as a Support Person under the POCSO Act, was visibly distressed. She had been assigned by the Child…

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