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Title: ROLE OF CHILDREN’S HOMES IN REINTEGRATING CHILDREN IN NEED OF CARE AND PROTECTION
Authors: Ms. Prerna Singh
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Ms. Prerna Singh Ph. D Research Scholar, Department of Sociology and Social Anthropology, Punjabi University, Patiala
MLA 8 Singh, Ms. Prerna. "ROLE OF CHILDREN’S HOMES IN REINTEGRATING CHILDREN IN NEED OF CARE AND PROTECTION." Int. j. of Social Science and Economic Research, vol. 3, no. 12, July 2021, pp. 2161-2175, doi.org/10.46609/IJSSER.2021.v06i07.010. Accessed July 2021. APA 6 Singh, M. (2021, July). ROLE OF CHILDREN’S HOMES IN REINTEGRATING CHILDREN IN NEED OF CARE AND PROTECTION. Int. j. of Social Science and Economic Research, 3(12), 2161-2175. Retrieved from doi.org/10.46609/IJSSER.2021.v06i07.010 Chicago Singh, Ms. Prerna. "ROLE OF CHILDREN’S HOMES IN REINTEGRATING CHILDREN IN NEED OF CARE AND PROTECTION." Int. j. of Social Science and Economic Research 3, no. 12 (July 2021), 2161-2175. Accessed July, 2021. doi.org/10.46609/IJSSER.2021.v06i07.010.
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Abstract: Family plays a pivotal role in the primary socialization of the children. But in some instances family turns out to be functionally incapable or unavailable to nurture children. In such instances alternate care in the shape of Child Care Institutes and Children’s Homes play an integral role in socializing the children through rehabilitation and reintegration. Children’s homes shelter the needy children by providing them standards of care, protection and training. The present research paper is based on the role of Children’s Homes in providing essentials of lives to the young, vulnerable child inmates. It was an empirical study conducted in the districts of Patiala, Jalandhar, SAS Nagar, Bathinda, Gurdaspur and Hoshiarpur in the state of Punjab. The study attempts to explore the scope and significance of the Children’s Homes besides their contribution in shaping the lives of the children, in need of care and protection. The paper also highlights the impacts of these children’s homes on the overall wellbeing of the child and adolescent inmates. The paper also attempts to showcase the gaps between the intended and actual outcomes of policies formulated for the welfare of the child inmates besides suggesting remedial measures to fill these gaps. The research paper is a modest attempt to add to the existing theoretical framework in the associated discipline of sociological assessment and state interventions in the Children’s Homes. The need of the hour is to understand and take up the responsibility of ensuring a better today and tomorrow for these children.

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