A one day Awareness Seminar on Substance Abuse for various Child Care Institutions,DCPU’S and Stakeholders of Longleng District was held on  November 15 at the District Child Protection Unit Office, Longleng.

Resource person Dr. Joshua L, Jr. Specialist District Hospital Longleng spoke on the topic, nature and types of substance abuse councelling in a CCI set up and the prevention and management of substance abuse. He said that it is necessary to change the patients perspective in order to intervene for treatment. The thoughts, feelings and behaviour of the substance abuser has to be monitored and understood, highlighted Dr. Joshua who also proposed to make a trigger list, a non use list with negative and positive consequences and also to make a contingency contract with the child patient. He concluded that family based prevention is the best prevention as well as school and community based prevention are also a must. Counselling is the best treatment for children below 18years because there are less therapies for them, added Dr. Joshua.

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Delivering the welcome address, District Child Protection Officer Longleng Ketobu Vitsu, expressed gratitude for the support of the Social Welfare Department, Nagaland and he also thanked the various Home Proprietors, Superintendents, Child Welfare Committee, and Juvenile Justice Board Members of Longleng District for their participation and contribution to the DCPU.

The programme was chaired by Protection Officer (NIC) Petekhrienuo Rame, Invocation was offered by JJB Member Longleng Tainla Purniken and vote of thanks was proposed by legal cum probation officer Metshetsolo Mero.