Children of Conflict with Special Reference to Jammu and Kashmir

Abstract

The paper discusses the impact of violence on the wellbeing of children. Children are considered as the weakest survivors of conflict. They are also stranded or isolated from their families and are sometimes forced to take family responsibilities that render them helpless against forced labour, sexual abuse or recruitment in the armed forces. The worst effect of conflict is on the education and health of children in general and mental health in particular. Conflict disturbs the mental peace of children and leaves them to leave a depressed and traumatic life.