Transcript Adoption in Maharashtra - Central Adoption Resource Agency

STATE ADOPTION
RESOURCE AGENCY MAHARASHTRA
 SARA
in
Maharashtra
state
started
functioning in the month of July, 2012
 SARA functions as the agency to promote incountry adoption and regulate inter-country
adoption.
STATUS OF FOSTER CARE
GIRLS
BOYS
TOTAL
6645
7970
14615
No of children in various types of Foster Care:
Kinship Foster Care- 12792
Foster Care outside the family-1823
STATUS OF SPONSORSHIP
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GIRLS
BOYS
TOTAL
913
551
1464
MSCPS is collaborating with Tata Memorial Hospital and
other allied hospitals with their ‘Children’s Palliative Care’
Project and would be linking all the children with life
limiting conditions to Sponsorship.
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Children with life limiting conditions (for e.g. cerebral palsy, Thalassemia etc.)
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Children who are suffering from cancer, HIV etc.
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Malnourished Children
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Children with physical disabilities
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Children with mental disabilities
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Children with psychological disabilities
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Children with sensory impairments
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Children with learning disabilities, autism etc
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Children in need assistive devices and aids (for e.g. Hearing aids, spectacles, wheel chairs, crutches etc.)
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Destitute children (institutional/non institutional)
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Runaway children
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Children forced into child marriage
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Children forced into child labor
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Trafficked children
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Begging children
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Children in need of educational, vocational etc. support belonging to low socio economic background
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Children in foster care/ adoption
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Riot affected children
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Children affected due to natural calamities/disasters
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Children affected due to cross border conflicts
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Children who are physically or sexually abused
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Children who require sponsorship support for legal aid
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Children with any other special needs and requirements such as sports equipments, extracurricular activities (singing, dancing,
playing instruments etc)
STATUS OF ADOPTION
TOTAL NO. OF SAAs
65
TOTAL CAPACITY
2390
<6YRS >6
YRS
TOTAL
<6 YRS
>6 YRS
(GIRLS)
TOTAL NO.
OF
CHILDREN
370
TOTAL
TOTAL
(BOYS)
(BOYS
+GIRLS)
171
541
279
152
426
972
Adopted in- 35
country
1
36
44
1
45
81
Adopted
intercountry
10
0
10
4
6
10
20
Preadoption
Foster Care
36
8
44
35
6
41
85
Foster Care
22
8
30
14
2
16
46
Transferred
to children
home
4
14
18
2
4
6
24
HEALTH STATUS
GIRLS
BOYS
TOTAL
Mentally
Challenged
38
58
97
Physically
Challenged
67
46
113
Other Categories
82
74
156
SIBLING INFORMATION
No. of children with 1 sibling
16
No. of children with 2 siblings
5
Average length Girls
of stay
Boys
Total
Upto 6 months
207
148
355
6-12 months
107
82
189
13-18 months
88
67
155
19-24 months
37
50
87
More than 2
years
130
103
233
ADOPTION
STATUS OF
CHILDREN IN
SAA s
Girls
Boys
Total
Children in the
process of
being declared
legally free
257
177
434
Children
175
declared legally
free for
adoption
158
333
Children
matched with
PAP’s
55
43
98
Children in pre- 82
adoptive foster
care
63
145
Status of Prospective Adoptive
Parents (PAPs)
No. of registered PAP’s on first
day of the quarter
1317
No. of PAP’s registered during the 246
last quarter
No. of PAP’s matched during the
last quarter
136
No. of PAP’s rejected during the
lastquarter reported upon
76
No. of PAP’s having children in
pre-adoptive foster care
200
No. of PAP’s waiting for children
as on last day of quarter
1275
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Programmatic & Financial Assessment of SAAs
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SARA has done programmatic and financial
assessment of 17 SAAs which are funded by
MSCPS.
It was observed that out of 17, 4 agencies were
not working as per the CARA guidelines and JJ
Act, therefore Project Sanctioning Committees
(PSCs) of ICPS cancelled their recognitions.
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Cleanliness and Hygiene was not maintained
Rooms, toilets and even the kitchen were not clean
and were in bad conditions
Poor hygiene resulted in bed sores and injuries to the
children
Health of the children were compromised and
neglected; proper medical care was not being
provided
Minimum standards of care of children mentioned in
CARA Guidelines were not maintained.
The SAAs were not maintaining proper records as per
the CARA guidelines and also they had taken unwed
mother’s signatures on blank stamp papers.
SAAs were also engaged in misguiding the families
 Coordination
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with SAAs & ARC
To discuss issues and concerns with respect to incountry and inter-country adoption in the state.
SARA will conduct quarterly meetings with all
SAAs/RIPAs to discuss adoption related issues
With respect to pending cases SARA will
persuade with the ARC to have at least 3
meeting in a month to clear the cases on time.
 Quarterly
meeting with SAAs/RIPAs
 Training on ‘Track Child’ to all the SAAs
/RIPAs
 State level consultation on Adoption,
Foster care and Sponsorship
 Preparation of comprehensive Adoption,
foster care and sponsorship plan for the
state
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Programmatic and financial Assessment of all
the SAAs