Children returning to the institution after being placed with a family face rejection and are scarred for a long time. In order to check this trend we formed a sub-committee of experts last year who travelled to different States to help us build capacity among social workers. Last January, CARA formed a nine-member sub-committee of child rights activists, members of SC-appointed child welfare committees (CWCs), and adoptive parents. The objective was to educate social workers about their responsibilities such as ensuring vaccination, adequate nutrition and medical assistance, and addressing special needs of children. For these children adoption is not merely about a new home, or toys or a cycle.

Source: The Hindu January 26, 2020 19:30 UTC