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CJI launches campaign against substance abuse in Punjab
According to PSLSA, the objective of the campaign is to support vulnerable youth by ensuring access to treatment, facilitating long-term social reintegration and encouraging them to lead healthy and drug-free lives.
Chief Justice of India Surya Kant on Saturday launched a three-month Youth Recovery and Rehabilitation Campaign in Punjab at the high court complex to help people affected by substance abuse through treatment, rehabilitation and social reintegration.
The statewide campaign was launched in the presence of the acting chief justice of the Punjab and Haryana high court, Ashwani Kumar Mishra and other judges and will be implemented by all district legal services authorities (DLSAs) from July 18 to October 31 in mission mode, the Punjab state legal services authority (PSLSA) said.
According to PSLSA, the objective of the campaign is to support vulnerable youth by ensuring access to treatment, facilitating long-term social reintegration and encouraging them to lead healthy and drug-free lives.
The PSLSA spokesperson added that special focus will be on the incarcerated persons suffering from substance dependence.
A three-phase action plan has been prepared for the initiative. The first phase, from July 18 to July 31, will focus on institutional preparedness, capacity building, district mapping and identification of vulnerable areas and individuals.
The second phase, from September 1 to September 30, will include voluntary counselling, family counselling and referrals to government de-addiction centres by DLSAs. The identities of beneficiaries will be kept confidential. The third phase, from October 1 to October 31, will focus on post-treatment rehabilitation and follow-up. Recovered youth will be linked with schools, colleges, vocational training institutes, skill development programmes, employment exchanges and sports and yoga activities to prevent relapse, according to the PSLSA.
The authority said the campaign will be implemented through a multi-sectoral network involving the health department, prison department, education and skill development agencies, police, civil society organisations and community leaders.
