Child Trafficking: Psychological Effect and the Need for Counselling

This paper discusses the child trafficking which is one of the major problems in India and the need for counseling. Trafficking is violation of human right and most of the children trafficked are forced into cheap, controllable labor, work in home, farms and many of them forced into sex and drug trade. The childs experiences with trafficking can lead to lasting effect on the emotional and mental health of the child. Protective environment should be built to restore child back into normalcy. This calls for need of counseling with focus on availability of social supports, parental emotional functioning, and the childs resilience and coping skills.