PANAJI
In an effort to create a just and decisive care and support for children with disabilities, the Goa State Commission for Protection of Child Rights brought together stakeholders and childcare institutions providing residential care for children with disabilities on March 21 at Conference Hall, Model Career Centre, Panaji.
In the opening remarks, Peter F Borges, Chairperson stressed about the need to unlock synergies between agencies to ensure benefits and services to children and strengthening of early intervention services. He said that children with disabilities are treated as children in need of care and protection under Juvenile Justice Act.
Lower rates of education, poorer health, and limited participation in the labor market and society means that children with disabilities are more likely to experience chronic poverty and social exclusion throughout their lives.
