The efforts made by the Madhya Pradesh government to maintain mental health of children during COVID-19 have been appreciated by the Supreme Court. Justice Ravindra Bhatt has praised the efforts of trained counselors in Madhya Pradesh for keeping the children mentally healthy by formulating individual care plans for each child and enhancing their creativity during the Corona pandemic.<br />''&nbsp;<br />''Supreme Court appreciated the MP Govt's efforts during the two-day meeting organized recently through video conference on this subject. AIR correspondent reports, Justice Ravindra Bhatt also directed the other states to provide counseling to children in need and to create a pool of counselors in the line of outstanding work of Madhya Pradesh. It is noteworthy that a pool of 106 psychosocial consultants has been prepared in Madhya Pradesh to provide counseling to children at the state level.<br />''&nbsp;<br />''3 thousand 921 sessions were organized by psychosocial counselors personally on issues related to mental health of children during COVID-19. 14 thousand 29 group counseling sessions were also organized with children and their families.<br />''&nbsp;<br />''<span style="color: #222222;">Meanwhile, the numbers of COVID-19 cases in the state climbed up to more than 2 lakh after 1 thousand 514new cases were reported in the past 24 hours. However, more than 1 lakh 86thousand patients have recovered so far in the state. The number of active cases of corona in the state is 14 thousand 974.</span><br />
News On AIR | November 30, 2020 7:44 AM
SC appreciates efforts of Madhya Pradesh govt to maintain mental health of children during COVID-19