Context
Recently, Ministry of Women and Child Development (MWCD) has launched Stree Manoraksha Project, as a part of the week-long International Women’s Day.
Key-points
- The initiative has been launched in collaboration with NIMHANS (National Institute of Mental Health and Neuro Sciences), Bengaluru.
- The project is aimed at extending mental health training to 6000 OSCfunctionaries across India.
- The project would emphasise on the psychosocial well-being and aim to improve the mental health of women in India.
- The project would focus on capacity building of OSC (One Stop Centres) functionaries on the tools and techniques as to how to handle the cases of women approaching OSC, particularly the women who have suffered violence and distress with due sensitivity and care.
- The project also focuses on self-care techniques for OSC staff and counsellors.
About One Stop Centres (OSC)
- One Stop Centre is a scheme under the Ministry of Women and Child Development.
- These centres will assist women who have been victims of violence in the home, community, and workplace.
- Women who are facing sexual, physical, psychological, emotional, and economic abuse will be facilitated with redressal and support, regardless of their age, class, caste, education position, marital status, race, or culture.
- Women who have been facing any kind of violence related to sexual assault, attempted sexual harassment, trafficking, domestic violence, acid attacks, honour-related crimes, or witch-hunting and have reached out to the OSCs will be provided with specialized services.
About Stree Manoraksha Project
- The project which has been outlined meticulously by NIMHANS based on the requirements projected by the Ministry will be imparted in two formats.
- One format will focus on basic training for all OSC functionaries including the security guards, cook, helpers, case workers, counselors, centre administrators, para medical staff etc.
- The second format will emphasise on the advanced course which focuses on varied components relating to multi-generational implications and life time trauma in case of several violence against women.
- In this regard, MWCD has launched the advanced certificate course for OSC Councilors and also released the resource material for capacity building of OSC Staff.
