In order to increase the outreach of its programmes, the child protection division of NISD collaborates with various central & state government departments like Department of Social Welfare, Department of Women & Child Development, Police, CID, etc. It also collaborates with various institutions/academies/universities related to the field of social defence. Some important ones are :

• National Judicial Academy, Bhopal
• Institute of Judicial Training & Research (JTRI), Lucknow
• Andhra Pradesh Police Academy, Hyderabad
• Uttar Pradesh Police Academy, Lucknow
• University of Kashmir, Srinagar
• National Institute of Public Cooperation & Child Develeopment (NIPCCD), Guwahati & Lucknow