Prevention of Violence Against Children (P-VAC) -  

1. A) Development and successful acceptance of grant for IAP’s initiative to prevent VAC (Nov 2022- August 2023).  Working Together with full support from the IAP President, HSG, and office bearers of IAP, Dr Rajeev Seth, IAP Vice President NZ and past chair of ICANCL board worked hard over 9 months to  develop IAPs initiative  “Prevention of ViolenceAgainst Children ( P-VAC)”. Dr. Maichel Social Capital, a nonprofit limited liability company form Germany agreed to donate funds to IAP to support the P-VAC program.  As child protection is everyone’s responsibility, it was decided that IAP should lead the project, while inviting doctors of Indian Medical Association, FOGSI and allied medical society of Psychiatry, Forensic Medicine, Family and  Community medicine specialty to take part in 5 zonal TOTs ( 50 doctors per each zone  of India). All out efforts were made to screen and select committed doctors from the above specialties nationwide, through the help of IAP office bearers, executive board members, senior past presidents of IAP and ICANCL group, past associations and distinguished faculty members. Each Trained doctor was committed to conduct a minimum of 2 training sessions for doctors in their respective regions.
2. B) The project prevention of VAC initiative was launched online 
   On August 2023, the project was launched with support and guidance of our patrons and  advisors IAP President Dr Upendra Kinjawadekar, IAP HSG Dr Vineet Saxena, IAP President Elect Dr Basavraja, IPP Dr Remesh Kumar, all current Vice Presidents of IAP( Dr Yogesh Parikh, Dr BishwajitMishap, Dr Piyali Bhattacharya, Dr Jeeson Unni, & Dr Rajeev Seth),  Past Presidents IAP ( Dr RNSrivastava, Dr Swati Bhave, Dr Uday Bhodankar, Dr Hrishikesh D Pai, President FOGSI, Dr Sharad Agarwal IMA President, International partner experts (Dr Jordan Greenbaum, Dr Shanti Raman), along with distinguished technical expert group faculty members. The ICANCL group participation was led by Dr Professor Uma Nayak ICANCL chair (Table of participants below).
   

   List of Patrons and Advisers
   Dr Upendra Kinjawadekar President IAP
   Dr Basavaraja BV President Elect IAP
   Dr Remesh Kumar IPP, IAP
   Dr Vineet Saxena, HSG, IAP
   Dr SamirDalwai, Treasurer IAP
   Dr Jeesen Unni VP IAP SZ
   Dr Biswajit VP IAP EZ
   Dr Yogesh Parikh IAP VP WZ
   Dr Piyali Bhattacharya IAP VP CZ
   Dr Rajeev Seth National Project Coordinator & VP, IAP NZ
   Dr RN Srivastava, Past President IAP
   Dr Swati Bhave Past President, IAP
   Dr Uday Bodhankar Past President, IAP
   Dr RN Salhan , Past Chair ICANCL group & ex
   Dr Hrishikesh D Pai, President FOGSI
   Dr Sharad Agarwal IMA President
   Dr Shanti Raman,NRI-IAP member & Director -  Associate Professor – UNSW Australia
   Dr Jordan Greenbaum, Medical Director, ICMEC, USA
   Technical Professional Expert Group Faculty
   Dr Rajeev Seth National Project Coordinator & VP, IAP NZ
   Prof Shekhar Seshadhri ( Ex Dean& Prof Head, Dept of Child Psychiatry, NIMHANS
   Dr Prof Jagadeesh Naryan Reddy, Head Dept Forensic Ned, VMC, Bengaluru
   Dr Prof Chandrika Rao ( Dept of Pediatric Ramaiya MC, Bengaluru)
   Dr Prof SahaibyaSaldhaba( Founder Enfold foundation)
   Dr Prof Sanjeev Lalwani, Registrar Academic & Medical Superintendent, AIIMS
   Dr Prof Rajesh Sagar , Child Psychiatrist, AIIMS, Delhi
   Dr Prof Sandhya Khadse Dean, & Senior Pediatrician Mumbai
   Dr Prof Uma Nayak, Chair ICANCL Group and HOD, Dept of Pediatric Parul University, Baroda, Gujarat
   Dr Anita Rajorhia , Senior Gynecologist, Govt of Delhi
   Dr Samir Dalwai, Treasurer IAP, Past Chair IAP NeuroDisability Group
   Dr Ashok  Kumar , Pediatrician & past Jt Secretary ICANCL group, Kerala

3. C) Development of P-VAC curriculum and module for P-VAC TOT training
   The technical expert faculty group undertook the task to develop a prevention of VAC training curriculum with the aims to develop specific learning objectives (SLOs) over twice a month online calls. It was proposed that the SLOs shall have a clear intent, content, methodology and process, both in person and online telemedicine training modules to improve prevention and response to VAC. The objective was to provide simple, yet important and critical take home messages and development of knowledge base practice standard operating protocols (SOPs) for the paediatricians and allied medical professionals. The SLOs will be specifically focused on various common forms of VAC,evidence based, reliable and time bound.
   
   As per the committee decision, and with agreement of IAP President Dr Upendra Kinjwadekar, the first pilot in person P-VAC TOT module was launched on Agartala, Tripura on December1, 2023, alongside PEDICON EZ; second TOT is planned on December 15, on the sidelines of PEDICON NZ at Jalandhar, Punjab, and the remaining trainings will be planned in 2024, with for the IAP membership, including the ICANCL group IAP and our allied partners. The team has started work on Caregivers education curriculum for multidisciplinary professionals, teachers, frontline health professionals, caregivers and parents. A dedicated website is being created for IAP P-VAC project to be released at the TOT at Jalandhar, PEDICON NZ