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Book SynopsisThis book provides a focused and comprehensive overview of the status of children across society, with special reference to emerging features and measures of child safety, welfare, and overall well-being. The book is arranged into four parts covering various dimensions of child welfare and well-being. In this second edition, highly experienced academics, researchers, child rights activities, and policymakers from both developed and developing countries have contributed chapters on topics such as status of children living under institutional care, sexual abuse of male children and tribal girl children, issues and challenges faced by children living in conflict zones, children living on the streets, COVID-19 and its impact on the education of children. The status of marginalized children gets special importance in the second edition. The new chapters include field-based experiences of researchers in protecting child rights and preventing child abuse. It also considers the promising strategies and promising future directions in enhancing effective prevention, intervention and responses to child abuse and neglect. This volume is essential for a wide range of professionals and researchers from the social sciences, law, medicine, and behavioral sciences. It is also beneficial for policymakers and law enforcement agencies working with children.
Table of Contents1 Introduction—Child Safety, Welfare, and Well-being:
Need of the Hour. . ……………………………………………………. . …………..
Sibnath Deb
Part I Nature and Extent of Child Abuse and Neglect
2 Fifty Years of Child Abuse: Milestones, Misconceptions,
and Moving On. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ……………
Kim Oates
3 Cyberbullying: Its Prevention and Intervention Strategies . . . . . . . …………..
Rebecca P. Ang
4
Child Abuse and Neglect in India, Risk Factors, and Protective Measures. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ……………
Sibnath Deb & Mrinalkanti Ray
5
Children’s Right to Safety: The Problem of Corporal Punishment in Pakistan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ………….
George W. Holden & Rose Ashraf
6
Child Sexual Abuse in a Trusted Relationship: Trauma or Confusion?. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ………….
B.N. Roopesh
7
Conflict in Kashmir: Psychosocial Consequences on Children . . . . …………
Waheeda Khan
8 The Law and Practices of Ritual Male Circumcision:
Time for Review. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . …………..
Esther I.J. Erlings
9 Child Well-being At The Crossroads: Impact of Work-Life Interface,
Consumerism, and Adult Lifestyle Choices……………………………………
Tusharika Mukherjee
10 Children Witnessing Violence in India: Nature, Risk factors,
Impact and Prevention Strategies …………………………………………….
Rituparna Chakraborty & Aneesh Kumar P
11
The Untold Story of Survival: The Life of Paniya Tribal Adolescent Girls of Kerala………………………………………………..
Saranya S & Sibnath Deb
Part II: Status of Children under Difficult Circumstances
12 Plight of Nomadic Children: In Search of Consideration and
Inclusions ………………………………………………………………………
Jagdish Jadhav, Priya Rajput & Swati Amrale-Jadhav
13 Safety and Welfare of Children Under Institutional Care:
A Situation Analysis…………………………………………………………….
K.Bhuvaneswari & Sibnath Deb
14 Children in Armed Conflict: Concerns for Safety and Measures Towards Well-being
Raveena Kousar & Subhasis Bhadra
15 Child Safety and Wellbeing During the Covid-19 Pandemic ………..
Bishakha Majumdar
16 Unfolding Children’s Agency in Ensuring Child Protection………………..
Virgil D Sami
17 Children of Stigmatized Parents: Concerns and Fostering Holistic Development
Aishwarya Gautam & Subhasis Bhadra
18 Male Child Sexual Abuse: Current Status and Future Directions……..
P. Swathisha & Sibnath Deb
Part III Child Rights and Its Practice
19 Adoption: Right to Information Versus Right to Confidentiality. . . …….
Jagannath Pati
20 Dropouts to Learners: The Challenge of the Right
to Education Act 2009. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ……….
Vimala Veeraraghavan
Part IV Rights of Vulnerable Children
21 Child Rights in the Context of HIV/AIDS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . …….
Seema Sahay, Archana Verma, Suhas Shewale
& Murugesan Periyasamy
22 Adoption: A Source of Maltreatment
and Violation of Child Rights. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ……….
Nilanjana Sanyal
23
Child Labor: An Indian Scenario . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ……
N.K. Chadha & Vandana Gambhir Chopra
24 Rights of Children with Disability. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . …...
Prerna Sharma
25 Prevention of Abandonment of Children with Special Needs
Through Community-Based Programs and Intervention. . . . . . . . . ………
Chitra Shah
26 Psycho-Social Support for Protection of Children in Disasters. . . . ……
Subhasis Bhadra
Part V Protective Measures
27
Protecting Children: Building Effective Systems. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ….
Jenny Gray
28 Governance and Social Spaces for Children ………………………….
Akila Radhakrishnan
29 Developing Countries and the Potential of Mandatory
Reporting Laws to Identify Severe Child Abuse and Neglect. . . . . . . …….
Ben Mathews
30 Child Sexual Abuse in Brazil: Awareness, Legal Aspects
and Examples of Prevention Strategies. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ………
Lucia C.A. Williams & Sabrina M. D’Affonseca
31
Child Protection: Many Milestones on an Estranged Path. . . . . . . …..
Bharti Ali
32 A Multidisciplinary Approach to Child Protection
from Sexual Abuse in India: The Law . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . …..
Lina Acca Mathew
33 Child Protection: The Grassroots Issues and Challenges. . . . . . . . …
Mala Bhandari
