Amit Sen

Amit Sen is a child & adolescent psychiatrist with more than 30 years of experience in the field. He is a co-founder and Director at Children First and his main areas of interest include service development, community outreach, awareness building and advocacy. After having worked and trained in various Govt. and Non-Govt organisations, both in India and UK, Sen has conceptualised and created models of child mental health care that are dynamic and culture specific. He is the founder of the ever-evolving mental health programme in Salaam Baalak Trust. He has worked with national and international organisations like UN Human Rights Commission and UNICEF in the area of trauma, child sexual abuse and juvenile justice.