Kerala State – Commission for Protection of Child Rights

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The Kerala State Commission for Protection of Child Rights came into existence on 3rd June 2013. Created under the provisions of the Commissions for Protection of Child Rights Act 2005, and the Kerala State Commission for Protection of Child Rights Rules 2012,with the objective of protecting the rights of children and promoting their best interests, the Commission seeks to ensure that all laws, policies and programmes in the State are in accordance with the Child Rights perspective enshrined in the Constitution of India and the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child (20th November 1989) to which India became a signatory in 1992.

CHILD HELPLINE (1098)

Child Helpline (1098) is the 24×7 toll-free emergency service for children in need of care and protection under Mission Vatsalya, Ministry of Women and Child Development, Government of India. In Kerala, the service is implemented by the Department of Women and Child Development, Government of Kerala, through the State Child Protection Society (SCPS) and District Child Helpline Units functioning in all fourteen districts. The service is available round the clock and may be accessed by any child or concerned citizen by dialling 1098.

Contact Child Helpline

Department of Women and Child Development , Government of Kerala, State Child Protection Society (SCPS) Poojappura, Thiruvananthapuram – 695012

📞 Child Helpline (24×7): 1098 (Toll-Free)

☎️ Landline: +91 471 2713360

💬 WhatsApp (Messages Only): +91 82818 99479

✉️ Email: childhelplinekerala@gmail.com