ii) Multi-disciplinary Child Protection Cell at Nair Hospital - A multidisciplinary approach to child protection within the medical fraternity is not new to T.N. Medical College. The departments such as Casualty (CMOs) and Administrative Medical Officers (AMOs), Pediatrics, Gynecology, Preventive and Social Medicine, Forensic Medicine, General Medicine, Psychiatry, and Medical-Social Work have been working in coordination with each other and NGOs to provide care and treatment to child victims of abuse and sexual exploitation. This pilot project on Multidisciplinary Child Protection Cell (MCPC) is to build on the experience of the T.N. Medical College by strengthening the case management and its documentation across the departments within the hospital, establishing linkages and foster partnerships between the hospital and the allied systems, staff training and sensitization, data management and research and creating public awareness. Through this pilot project, an effective model cell will be demonstrated, which can be replicated at other local, state and national hospitals. The protocols are d
eveloped and its implementation is carried on which is monitored from time to time.