The importance ascribed to the Individual Care Plan comes from the recognition that every child must have a specific plan for her/his rehabilitation based on the case history, circumstances and individual needs of each child. These plans are to be prepared with the ultimate aim of the child being rehabilitated and reintegrated into the society. The overall objective of this training manual is to build the capacity of various stakeholders engaged with the juvenile justice system to design and understand how to deliver an Individual Care Plan as under the Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act 2015.

The importance ascribed to the Individual Care Plan comes from the recognition that every child must have a specific plan for her/his rehabilitation based on the case history, circumstances and individual needs of each child. These plans are to be prepared with the ultimate aim of the child being rehabilitated and reintegrated into the society. The overall objective of this training manual is to build the capacity of various stakeholders engaged with the juvenile justice system to design and understand how to deliver an Individual Care Plan as under the Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act 2015.

Aarambh project team working on Strengthening Child Protection Systems in Maharashtra has been working with the families of child victims of sexual offences living in Mumbai city, suburban, Thane, Raigad, Solapur and Nashik districts of Maharashtra, Uttar Pradesh and Rajasthan in partnership with UNICEF Maharashtra since 2015. This is the 3rd edition of the Rapid Assessment Survey to find out and focus on the living conditions of these families of child victims of sexual offences.