New Delhi: The Delhi Commission for Protection of Child Rights (DCPCR) has launched a helpline number to address the needs of those children who have been left orphaned during the COVID-19 pandemic, a statement said on Friday.
The number (+91 9311551393) will also address the concerns of those children whose parents are hospitalised or who are facing any other distress, it added. A panel of counsellors is being constituted to address the anxiety, loneliness and trauma of the children in such situations.
DCPCR chairman Anurag Kundu will keep a close watch and ensure that the issues
raised by the callers are addressed within 24 hours, the statement said.