Child Psychiatrist, Advisor, SAMVAD
SAMVAD, NIMHANS, Bangalore, INDIA
Bangalore, Karnataka, India
Shekhar Seshadri, MD completed medical school at the Maulana Azad Medical College, and his psychiatry training at the National Institute of Mental Health and Neuro Sciences (NIMHANS), India. He is a child psychiatrist with over 35 years of experience . As Former Senior Professor in the Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, NIMHANS, his work has extended beyond the clinical population to children and childcare institutions/ service providers across the country as well as the South Asia region.
An artist and musician, Dr. Seshadri uses a number of creative methodologies in child mental health interventions, including theatre in development approaches. In the belief that wider psychosocial interventions are rooted in child rights, he has undertaken various legal and policy-related initiatives. He was part of the drafting POCSO Act 2012 , and more recently part of the debates around the December 2015 Juvenile Justice Act on children in conflict with law. Some of his interest areas are childhood trauma, gender and sexuality issues and life skill education. He has also engaged extensively as a member of working groups of the National commission for protection of rights of the child on issues such as substance abuse and elimination of corporal punishment in school. All his policy and practice work find its way into training and capacity building programs for target audiences ranging from students of mental health disciplines and mental health care professional in clinical settings to childcare service providers in non-clinical settings.
Dr. Seshadri currently serves as the advisor on the Support, Advocacy & Mental health interventions for children in Vulnerable circumstances and Distress (SAMVAD) – A National Initiative & Integrated Resource for Child Protection, Mental Health & Psychosocial Care that was conceptualized and initiated by him. SAMVAD is supported by the Ministry of Women & Child Development, Government of India.
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Sunday, October 23, 2022
10:00 AM – 11:30 AM US Eastern Time