The State government will appoint one psychosocial counsellor in each block of the State to conduct a preliminary assessment of child survivors of sexual offences and suggest any aid they may require.
The preliminary assessment is seen as important to address the lag in trauma care and provision of quick support to survivors of cases registered under POCSO (Protection of Children from Sexual Offences) Act.
Often POCSO cases are registered, but the children do not come within the support system for various reasons. An institutional mechanism for preliminary assessment of all survivors of child sexual abuse will be put in place by the end of the year to address this.
