Protection of Children From Abuse and Neglect in India

Abstract

In India, child rights, protection from abuse and exploitation (street children, child labour, trafficking etc.) are intimately linked to poor socioeconomic con­ ditions in a large population base. Whose responsibility is it to ensure the safe, protective and caring environment that every child deserves? The UN CRC does not absolve either family or community or society at large. But it firmly puts the onus on the State. The paper discusses two community intervention efforts for protection of vulnerable children at urban & village levels, New Delhi India. In India, the key public health approach should be to prevent child maltreatment and to ensure that all children and families have access to school, basic health care, nutrition, besides supportive social welfare and juvenile justice systems. The families and the community must be educated, informed and empowered so that they can provide care and protection to their children. Awareness of their rights and information about governmental assistance would ensure proper utilization of various “schemes.” These child protection systems, community ownership and participation can contribute to break down cycle of inter­generational poverty & exploitation.

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