Child Safety, Welfare and Well-being Issues and Challenges
This volume presents the unique features of child abuse and neglect and discusses proposed as well as experimented protective measures to create awareness about child rights and their implementation. Divided into four sections, the volume discusses (a) th
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Child Safety, Welfare and Well-being Issues and Challenges
Child Safety, Welfare and Well-being
Sibnath Deb Editor
Child Safety, Welfare and Well-being Issues and Challenges
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Editor Sibnath Deb Department of Applied Psychology Pondicherry University Puducherry, Pondicherry India
ISBN 978-81-322-2424-2 ISBN 978-81-322-2425-9 (eBook) DOI 10.1007/978-81-322-2425-9 Library of Congress Control Number: 2015942752 Springer New Delhi Heidelberg New York Dordrecht London © Springer India 2016 This work is subject to copyright. All rights are reserved by the Publisher, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfilms or in any other physical way, and transmission or information storage and retrieval, electronic adaptation, computer software, or by similar or dissimilar methodology now known or hereafter developed. The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, service marks, etc. in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant protective laws and regulations and therefore free for general use. The publisher, the authors and the editors are safe to assume that the advice and information in this book are believed to be true and accurate at the date of publication. Neither the publisher nor the authors or the editors give a warranty, express or implied, with respect to the material contained herein or for any errors or omissions that may have been made. Printed on acid-free paper Springer (India) Pvt. Ltd. is part of Springer Science+Business Media (www.springer.com)
Foreword
Sometimes I despair when I hear influential people, such as politicians, business, or community leaders say: “Our children are our most precious resource.” Why do I despair? Because very often, nothing happens. Some seem to think that by making this statement, a statement we all agree with, their responsibility to children has been met. They have uttered a socially acceptable phrase and they then move on to a new topic. I hasten to add that there are others in positions of influence who do take children’s rights seriously. I applaud such people. They are the group that says children are important and do something about it. In 2013 I met many people of this category at a remarkable conference organized by Prof. Sibnath Deb in Pondicherry, India. It was remarkable because of the diversity of speakers and attendees, who all learned from each other. We often tend to confine ourselves to our own areas of specialty, be it psychology, education, therapy, medicine, or sociology, to name a few. But children in need do not recognize these distinctions. Their rights cross all of these arbitrary boundaries. This volume will broaden your interest beyond your own area. It is about child protection and the rights of children in their broadest aspects. It is about the right of children to be free from abuse, neglect and exploit
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