Violence as a Gruesome Reality of Marginalized Children: An Overview

Psychology

India has the largest number of children the world with 40 percent of population below 18 years of age. It is estimated that nineteen percent of world’s children live in India. Most children are blessed to derive love, shelter, adequate nourishment and a sense of identity through their family. Unfortunately, many children are experiencing vulnerable conditions and they lack substantial protection in their formative years of life which is extremely required for their development and welfare. A child who is marginalized is often exposed to constant social exclusion, neglectful environment, and multiple stigmas of being different. They have poor access to resources like education and other social resources resulting into poor mental health. The present paper attempts to deliberate on the issue of violence in the lives of marginalized children presenting great challenges to sustain.

This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License.