• KSHAMAMAYEE NAIK

Abstract: Child victimization of family violence is pervasive in nature with developmental, behavioural, emotional and social outcome. Children living in family environment where violence is present are at risk to experience abuse either directly or indirectly. Existing research on the effects of children’s experience and exposure to family violence is relevant and useful to an examination in two major ways. Firstly, understanding how exposure to various types of family violence affects children; secondly, exposure to family violence affecting parent’s behavior, and thus compound the effects on children. Tragically, child victims are vulnerable both to abuse and neglect within their families and to the failure of the systems intended to protect them. Children are exposed to violence in the home are denied their right to a safe and stable home environment. Many are suffering silently, and with little support. Children who are exposed to violence in the home need trusted adults to turn to for help and comfort, and services that will help them to cope with their experiences. Far more must be done to protect these children and to prevent family violence from happening in the first place. This paper examines some of the underlying causes of family violence in India and the impact on children’s physical and mental health, exposed to family violence.

Violence, Physical health, Mental health, Exposure to violence

"Children of India – The Biggest Victims of Family Violence", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.5, Issue 12, page no.410-424, December-2018, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1812258.pdf

"Children of India – The Biggest Victims of Family Violence", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.5, Issue 12, page no. pp410-424, December-2018, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1812258.pdf