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The Integrated Child Protection Scheme (ICPS) aims to build a protective environment for vulnerable children through partnerships between the government and civil society. The scheme establishes a child protection data system to develop and monitor intervention strategies. District Child Protection Units coordinate child protection activities at the district level, including identifying at-risk families and children in need of care, assessing trends in vulnerable children, and mapping child services. Specialized Adoption Agencies facilitate adoption of children under 5 in accordance with guidelines. The ICPS supports state-run and NGO-run adoption agencies in providing care to adoptable children.

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ICPS Notes

The Integrated Child Protection Scheme (ICPS) aims to build a protective environment for vulnerable children through partnerships between the government and civil society. The scheme establishes a child protection data system to develop and monitor intervention strategies. District Child Protection Units coordinate child protection activities at the district level, including identifying at-risk families and children in need of care, assessing trends in vulnerable children, and mapping child services. Specialized Adoption Agencies facilitate adoption of children under 5 in accordance with guidelines. The ICPS supports state-run and NGO-run adoption agencies in providing care to adoptable children.

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Integrated Child Protection Services (ICPS)

 About ICPS

The Integrated Child Protection Scheme (ICPS) is a centrally sponsored scheme


aimed at building a protective environment for children in difficult
circumstances, as well as other vulnerable children, through Government-Civil
Society Partnership.

 The ICPS: Objective

The scheme would set up a child protection data management system to


formulate and implement effective intervention strategies and monitor their
outcomes. Regular evaluation of the programmes and structures would be
conducted and course correction would be undertaken.

 Functions of District Child Protection Unit (DCPU)

The DCPO(District Child Protection Officer) coordinates and Nodal officer who
implements all child rights and protection activities at district level. Specific
functions of the DCPU are as follows:

1. Contribute to effective implementation of child protection legislation,


schemes and achievement of child protection goals laid out in the
National Plan of Action for Children. In doing so, the DCPO will follow
national and state priorities, rules and guidelines.
2. Ensure that for each child in need of care there is an individual care plan
and that the plan is regularly reviewed. Monitor the implementation of the
plan.
3. Identify families at risk and children in need of care and protection
through effective networking and linkages with the ICDS functionaries,
Specialized Adoption Agencies (SAA), NGOs dealing with child protection
issues and local bodies, viz. PRIs and Urban Local Bodies, etc.
4. Assess the number of children in difficult circumstances and create
district-specific databases to monitor trends and patterns of children in
difficult circumstances.
5. Mapping all child related service providers and services at district for
creating a resource directory.
6. Identify and support credible voluntary organizations to implement
program components of the ICPS.
 Specialized Adoption Agency (SAA)- facilitating Adoption (Shishugruha)

The JJ Act empowers the State Government to recognize one or more of its
institutions or voluntary organizations in each district as SAA in such manner, as
may be prescribed, for the placement of orphaned, abandoned or surrendered
children for adoption in accordance with the provisions of various guidelines for
adoption issued from time to time, by the State Government, or the Central
Adoption Resource Authority (CARA) and notified by the Central Government.
All SAAs shall be registered under Section 34(34) of the Juvenile Justice (Care
and Protection of Children) Act 2000 (as amended in 2006) as well as the
Societies Registration Act, 1860 and shall adhere to the guidelines or rules laid
down by the State Government/Central Government governing in-
country/inter-country adoption from time to time. The SAA shall function within
the ambit of law and comply with all relevant legislations, rules and guidelines.

ICPS supports State and NGO run Specialized Adoption Agency (SAA) where
adoptable children of below five years of age are provided residential care. The
individual care plan for each child is prepared within a month by the
Specialized.

Adoption Agency (SAA) in coordination with the District Child Protection Unit
(DCPU) and forwarded within a fortnight for approval to the Child Welfare
Committee (CWC), once agreed upon by the DCPO. The SAA shall report to the
DCPO on the execution of the individual child care plan within six months of the
care plan being approved by the CWC. The individual care plan shall be
reviewed every six months and no child shall remain in the care of a SAA for
more than a period of one year.

The SAA shall work under the overall supervision of State Adoption Resource
Agency and the District Child Protection Officer. In order to run a SAA, a Child
Care Institution (CCI) must be registered under the provisions laid down by the
Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Amendment Act 2006 under
Section-34(3). The State Government shall recognize such CCIs as SAA under the
provisions of Section-41(4) of the Act. CARA is empowered to give special
accreditation to SAAs working towards placing the child in Inter-country
adoption in accordance with the provisions laid down under the Hague
Convention on Inter-country Adoption
Programs and Works undertaken by the ICPS –Vikarabad

 Reaching out to children in difficult circumstances on the basis of the


information received from various sources and through spot visits in Vikarabad
Vulnerable areas. Responding to the adverse news in the news papers and
giving reports on those matters to the concern authorities .

 Carrying out home investigation cases of children in need of care and


protection, victims of abuse and children of incarcerated parents for
assistance and rehabilitation as per the order of the CWC's and follow up.

 Organizing training , awareness camps / programmes on - Prevention of


child abuse, child begging, legal provisions for children ( POCSO ACT 2012
and JJ Act ) , usage of " track the missing child" web portal for children
and other important issues related child protection. Programmes are
organised in schools, communities , NGOS and CCI's

 Rescue, Restoration, Repatiation and Rehabilitation of the children as per


the order of the competent authorities, CWC in the district.

 Villaage level Child protection Committees has formed and till date 87
formation has completed
 Online monitoring of the Adoption Portal – CARINGS and so far 22 inter
country adoptions has given from our district .Total 312 pap’s has
registered for adoption.
 Celebration of Childrens day ,Girl Child Day etc for the awareness and
advocacy purpose in the district on various child protection themes .

 Coordination and networking with the Stake Holders related to adoption


matters.
 Publication of 5 photographs of “ Found Children” in national newspapers

 Busted an illegal adoption / child trafficking racket in Tandur area in


collaboration with DCPU and Vikarabad Police. So far 4 illegal adoptions
were prohibited.

 Conducting Operation Smile and Operation Muskaan as per guidelines of


Women and Child Welfare Department , Telangana and so far of an
average 250 children had rescued and institutionalized .

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