Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Tuesday declared 16 child-friendly police stations and a Sampark help desk
The main objective of this initiative is to make it more comfortable for minors to file complaints with the police without any fear.
On Tuesday, Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik announced the opening of a Sampark help desk and 16 child-friendly police stations. Additionally, he said that 18 additional child-friendly police stations would soon be opened in the state.
As per the information provided by the officials, Child-friendly facilities in Bhubaneswar and Jagatsinghpur, Bargarh's Padmapur, Jajpur Road, Jharsuguda, Nayagarh, Aska, Soro, Bhawanipatna Sadar, Rairangpur, Deogarh, Rourkela Sector 19, CAW and CW in Dhenkanal city have been installed. , Keonjhar city, NALCO in Angul and Binika police stations in the state informed the authorities.
IPS ADG CAW and CW Rekha Lohani told ANI that child friendly police stations have been set up in the state to provide a welcoming environment for the children.
"16 police stations in different districts with kid-friendly amenities and surroundings have painted their interiors to attract children and include soft toys, a library with animated storybooks, baby swings, washrooms, breastfeeding There are separate breastfeeding corners for moms-to-be, equipped with entertainment. Means like TV etc," she said.
Rekha Lohani said the Crime Against Women and Children (CAW&CW) police station in the capital city has one child-friendly unit, but 15 other districts have one each.
He said, “The main objective of this initiative is to make it more comfortable for minors to file complaints with the police without any fear. The aim of such measures is to reduce the fear and mental pressure of children seeking justice in police stations. "
Further, ADG Rekha Lohani said that the Contact Help Desk has been set up with the technical assistance of UNICEF with the intention of addressing the problem of gender violence by providing psychosocial support to sexual assault victims who experienced a lot of trauma as a result of it. Is. Event.
Connecting the victim to various support agencies in the district like DCPU, DSWO, CWC, Childline, One Stop Center, and district mental health professionals etc., by informing the victims about their rights and entitlements in their journey to secure justice. Empowering. Referral and follow-up during the trial period counting the success stories of the contact help desk," she said.
According to Rekha Lohani, the state government has already given approval for short-term expansion of the organization and enhancing its capacity to meet the needs of these underprivileged sections of the society.
On the occasion, audio-visuals designed to raise community awareness about mental health and child protection issues were also shown.
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