Child Sexual Abuse - India

Display on Bus Panels has resulted in a spate of calls to Tulir - ranging from curiosity to information seeking to catharisizing to requests for help.

http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-tamilnadu/article2634472.ece

Turn up the volume! Thanks to all radio stations featured here  for the programming to create/increase awareness against child sexual absue . It sure helps break the silence

Thanks NDTV-Hindu for supporting efforts to create/increase awareness against child sexual abuse. PSA's created by wearechildren were aired today as well as anchors wore the yellow bow - a symbolic show of solidarity for prevention against child abuse

Our latest poster/flier which The Hindu very kindly published in the Young World supplement today

Although all children   are at possible   risk of being sexually abused, the social exclusion of children with disabilities together with their increased dependency makes them especially vulnerable. A common misconception is that individuals with disabilities are asexual and are not at risk for sexual abuse and   cannot benefit from abuse prevention education .   Also in   an effort to “protect” the child,   m any children   with disabilities have never received correct information or education about abuse prevention, sexuality and self-protection or personal safety   strategies or been provided education on ways to develop and maintain healthy, respectful and supportive relationships . Furthermore many individuals with disabilities are taught in school, through caregivers and family members to do as they are told, to comply with requests of others, and to control difficult behaviors. They   are not taught about boundaries, assertiveness, or the right to say no – especially to

http://www.thehindu.com/life-and-style/society/article2600496.ece Published: November 5, 2011 11:17 IST | Updated: November 5, 2011 11:17 IST A project for child safety Pankaja Sreenivasan A MESSAGE: Members of Tirupur Ladies Circle No.44 display campaign material on child sex abuse they use as part of the sensitisation drive taken up in the industrial areas of Tirupur city. Breaking silence over child abuse will give people courage to stop it The Tirupur Ladies Circle launched ‘Dare To Care,' a project for child safety on November 2. While Children's Day falls on November 14, it is November 19 that marks the World Day for Prevention of Abuse and Violence against Children. The Tirupur Ladies Circle has dedicated itself to this cause. It has planned a year long campaign to raise awareness on this issue in factories, schools and in public places. It will ensure that the silence that shrouds child abuse is broken and the subject is discussed in as many pl