Kerala's Child Rights Commission holds a state consultation for staff of children's homes
10 October 2026
The Kerala State Commission for Protection of Child Rights held a state-level consultation on 9 October 2026 at the KTDC Grand Chaithram Hotel in Thiruvananthapuram.
The meeting brought together superintendents and counsellors of homes that shelter children who have faced sexual exploitation.
Acting Chairperson Cecily Joseph inaugurated the meeting and Commission member T.C. Jalaja Mol presided.
Commission member K.K. Shaju gave the welcome address, and members B. Mohan Kumar, Dr F. Wilson and P. Shajesh Bhaskar spoke.
K. Muhammad Shafi, State Additional Nodal Officer of the Special Juvenile Police Unit and Principal of the Police Training College, addressed the meeting.
K. Krishnamoorthy, Programme Manager of the Integrated Child Protection Scheme in the Women and Child Development Department, VRC Coordinator Parvathy Menon and Sreela Menon, State Coordinator of the Nirbhaya Cell, also spoke.
In plain words
SJPU Special Juvenile Police Unit — A police unit required in every district under the juvenile justice law to handle children in need of care and children in conflict with law.
ICPS Integrated Child Protection Scheme — The centrally supported scheme through which States run child protection services and institutions.