Social Investigation Report, Form 22 of Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act 2015 with addendum

Miracle Foundation, 2018

The purpose of the Social Investigation Report (SIR) is to assess the child and family situation to determine if reunification or alternate family placements are feasible. The questions, as mentioned in the SIR needed to be categorised under the well-being domains of the child and family along with some additional points. The additions provide a holistic view of the child’s situation and help in effective planning and decision regarding placement and well-being of the child. Therefore Miracle Foundation India has made necessary additions (in red) SIR forms without deleting any point from the existing SIR forms in Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection) Act 2015. These guidelines will be particularly useful to the Social Worker/Probation Officer who prepare plans and to the District Child Protection Units (DCPU) which monitor them. Both tools have been widely used by the Social workers in Miracle mentored Child Care Institutions (CCI) since 2018, and they found a transformational difference in the child and family assessment with a crisp and clear intervention plan. It helped them in making a decision about the child through the case management process in consultation with the child and family members. Under a joint partnership with the State Departments, UNICEF and Miracle Foundation India, the use of SIR with the addendum has been started by some DCPU officials in Gujarat, Jharkhand, Bihar and Maharashtra. Most of the participants have shared feedback with Miracle team that they practically found the SIR addendums useful reference to support them in conducting and authentically filling up the SIR form for children.

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