Child Safety, Welfare and Well-being

Sibnath Deb, Ph.D. and D.Sc., is Director of Rajiv Gandhi National Institute of Youth Development (RGNIYD) , Sriperumbudur, Tamil Nadu, India. Prior to joining RGNIYD, he taught at the Department of Applied Psychology, Pondicherry University (A Central University), and at the University of Calcutta. In 1994, he completed an intensive course on ‘HIV/AIDS and Qualitative Research’ from the University of Western Australia. During April 2009 to August 2009, he visited the School of Public Health, Queensland University of Technology (QUT), Brisbane, Australia, as Visiting Faculty. Currently, he is also Adjunct Professor of the School of Justice, Faculty of Law, QUT, Australia. He has 31 years of teaching, research, and administrative experience and has published a large number of research articles in leading national and international journals as well as in edited books. He has written six books and edited five books. His latest book titled ‘Disadvantaged Children in India: Empirical Evidence, Policies and Actions being’ has been published by Springer in 2020. His other books include Upholding Justice: Social, Psychological and Legal Perspectives (Routledge, 2021); Delivering Justice: Issues and Concerns (Routledge, 2021); Community Psychology: Theories and Applications (Sage, 2020); Childhood to Adolescence: Issues and Concerns (Pearson, 2020); Social Psychology in Everyday Life (SAGE, 2019); Positive Schooling and Child Development: International Perspectives (Springer, 2018); Child Safety, Welfare and Well-being (Ist Edition, Springer, 2016), and Distance Education: Prospects, Challenges and Way Forward (Pearson, 2018). His research interests include child safety, students’ mental health, adolescent reproductive health, family relationships, child care, happiness, and applied social psychology. He has got three international and five national awards for his contribution in academics and research including an award from the Asiatic Society, Kolkata (an institute of national importance under the Ministry of Culture, Government of India) in 2018 and “Visitor’s Award 2019” from Hon’ble President of India Shri Ram Nath Kovind for his contribution in the field of child protection, students’ mental health and HIV/AIDS.

Chapter 1. Introduction—Child Safety, Welfare, and Well-being: Need of the Hour.- Part 1: Nature and Extent of Child Abuse and Neglect.- Chapter 2. Sixty Years of Child Abuse Awareness: Achievements, Errors and Opportunities.- Chapter 3. Cyberbullying: Its Prevention and Intervention Strategies.- Chapter 4. Child Abuse and Neglect in India, Risk Factors, and Protective Measures.- Chapter 5. The Need to Protect Children: Increasing Evidence of the Problem of Corporal Punishment in Pakistan.- Chapter 6. Child Sexual Abuse in a Trusted Relationship: Trauma or Confusion?.- Chapter 7. Conflict in Kashmir: Psychosocial Consequences on Children.- Chapter 8. The Law and Practices of Ritual Male Circumcision: Time for Review.- Chapter 9. Child Well-being At The Crossroads: Impact of Work-Life Interface, Consumerism, and Adult Lifestyle Choices.- Chapter 10. Children Witnessing Violence in India: Nature, Risk factors, Impact and Prevention Strategies.- Chapter 11. Untold and Painful Stories of Survival: The Life of Adolescent Girls of the Paniya Tribes of Kerala, India.- Part 2. Status of Children under Difficult Circumstances.- Chapter 12. Children of Stigmatized Parents: Concern and Fostering Holistic Development.- Chapter 13. Safety and Welfare of Children Under Institutional Care: A Situation Analysis.- Chapter 14. Child Safety and Wellbeing During the Covid-19 Pandemic.- Chapter 15. Status of Street and Working Children in India.