Indian children face high rates of abuse, with 69% being victims of physical, emotional, or sexual abuse. Most crimes (89%) are committed by family members. More than 70% of abuse cases go unreported. Teenagers in India also struggle with many issues, including not feeling comfortable talking to parents about problems (30%), cheating on exams (67%), unwanted sexual demands online (21%), and smoking excessively (11 out of 5 teens smoke 13-15 cigarettes per day). Child abuse can include physical, mental, emotional, verbal, social, spiritual abuse and neglect. To stop abuse, one should talk to parents, report to authorities if needed, educate children, and influence policies to help protect children.

2. Because Children
are in Danger!!!
ChildChild
Abuse is a
Reality

3. India has the largest number of children
(375 million) in the world, nearly 40% of its population.
69% of Indian children are victims of physical, emotional, or
sexual abuse(or read it as every 2 out of 3).
New Delhi, the nation’s capital, has an abuse rate of
over 83%.over 83%.
89%of the crimes are perpetrated by family members.
Boys face more abuse (72%) than girls (65%).
More than 70% of cases go unreported and
unshared even with parents/family.

4. Adolescentsin India
30% are NOT COMFORTABLE TALKING TO THEIR PARENTS about their own problems.
67% of all school students CHEAT in exam, at least once.
45% teenage girls would prefer to TERMINATE UNWANTED PREGNANCIES
without telling their parents.
21% teenagers are get UNWANTED DEMANDS FOR SEXUAL ACTIVITY from
stranger on the Net.
11 out of 5 is SMOKING at an alarming rate of 13 to 15 sticks a day.
65% face persisting problems to which they SEE NO SOLUTION.
1 in 2 teen NECKS and KISSES.
1 in 5 teen watches PORN before the age 13.
15% drink ALCOHOL when they get bored.
47% play games on their mobile.
Secret Life of Indian Teens; India Today magazine dated 7th March 2011

5. Child Abuse can be defined as
DELIBERATE INFLICTS OR INJURY,,,,
Physical, Mental, Emotional
UNREASONABLE DEPRIVATION
Food, Shelter, Need
ACT OF DEBASE DEMEANS
Intrinsic worth and the Dignity of the Child

6. TYPES OF ABUSE
i. Physical abuse
ii. Sexual abuse
iii. Emotional abuse
iv. Verbal abuseiv. Verbal abuse
v. Social Abuse
vi. Spiritual Abuse
vii. Neglect

7. PHYSICAL ABUSE
Deliberate non-accidental
injury of a child. It is also known as
child battering.
It includes severe beatings with
bare hands or with objects like a
cane, stick etc, inflicting burncane, stick etc, inflicting burn
injuries, suffocating, drowning,
stabbing with a sharp instrument
like a knife, etc, tying/hanging,
shaking or grabbing, punching,
pinching etc.

8. SEXUAL ABUSESEXUAL ABUSESEXUAL ABUSESEXUAL ABUSE
Sexual abuse is when an
adult or an older child
forces sexual
contact on a younger
child, OR, when any
person uses their power overperson uses their power over
the child to involve that child
in sexual activity, either
passively (as a
spectator) or actively..

9. SOCIAL ABUSE
Restrictions in social gatherings
Out-caste
Class system
GenderGender discrimination
Deprival of rights

10. EMOTIONAL ABUSEEMOTIONAL ABUSEEMOTIONAL ABUSEEMOTIONAL ABUSE
Chronic
attitudes or acts
likely to produce
serious long-term
emotional disorders.emotional disorders.
E.g.: attitudes of rejectionby
parents because the child is of the
wrong gender brought out in casual
statements like “Why weren’t you
born a boy?” “I wanted a boy, but this
girl was born,” etc or seen through
preferential treatment towards a child
of the desired gender.

11. VERBAL ABUSEVERBAL ABUSEVERBAL ABUSEVERBAL ABUSE
Communication by
words, vocal tones and
accompanying body
language and attitudes
that demeans a
person’s intrinsic senseperson’s intrinsic sense
of self worth,
appearance or any
other aspect of the
child’s personality

12. SPIRITUAL ABUSE
Offering female children to the
temple priests in the name of God
(Devadasi System or Temple
Prostitution)
Forcible Conversion of
childrenchildren
Caste system
Misleading of children to
terrorism in God’s
name (Jihad)

13. NEGLECT
It is the
failure to
provide for the
child's basicchild's basic
needs.

14. †Talk to the Parents
†Network with the concerned
NGO’s
†Reportto the Police(if required)
†Create an awareness within the
How to STOP the CHILD’s Abuse
awareness
community
†Be an Advocate for the
Children
†Influence the
Government to pass the
policies to Help the Children

15. How to STOP the CHILD’s Abuse
†Educate our children about
sex and Appropriate behavior
†Open up this topic for
discussion and encourage the
parents to do what is right.
††Sensitize your
friends, family, and
acquaintances
† Talk and share your
experiences with other parents.

16. “Speak up for those who cannot speak for themselves, for the
rights of all who are destitute. Speak up and judge fairly;
defend the rights of the poor and needy.”
Proverbs 31:8-9