WUNRN
UNODC - UN Office of Drugs &
Crime
India - National Institute of Mental
Health & Neuro Sciences
PSYCHOSOCIAL CARE FOR WOMEN IN
TRAFFICKING SHELTER HOMES
Direct Link to Full 150-Page 2011
Report:
Trafficking of women and children is an organized crime that
violates basic human rights. A core element of UNODC’s mandate under the U.N.
Trafficking Protocol is to increase the level of protection and assistance provided
to victims of human trafficking crimes. This includes supporting countries in
the provision of physical, psychological and social assistance to the victims,
including cooperation with NGOs and civil society. In
The social impact includes stigma, rejection by family members,
low self esteem, and lack of opportunities in the society after their release
from these homes. Due to such dismal physical and social conditions, the
psychological status of women is seriously affected. The psycho-social
rehabilitation of women who are brought to shelter homes is very essential to
help them to return to a meaningful life in future. Often the staff of
instiutions run by the government, who are solely responsible to take care of women,
are not able to provide such care because of the large number of women in most
of the institutions and the lack of adequate staff in providing care for the
women. Moreover, they do not have the capacity or necessary inputs to understand
the psycho-social needs and concerns of women. This adds to the woes of women
in vulnerable situations and affects their overall development.