1. •• Agarwal N. Children: The Victim of Online Sexual Harassment in India. https://www.lawctopus.com/academike/children-the-victim-of-online-sexual-harassment-in-india/. Accessed on 10.8.23. 2020. This recent article sites the latest trends and statistics on online child sexual abuse cases in India with along with causative factors and its impacts on children.
2. • Consultation on Child Abuse Prevention (1999: Geneva, Switzerland), World Health Organization. Violence and Injury Prevention Team & Global Forum for Health Research. (1999). Report of the Consultation on Child Abuse Prevention, 29–31 March 1999, WHO, Geneva. World Health Organization. page 15. https://apps.who.int/iris/handle/10665/65900. Accessed on 25.08.23. This consultation focused on appropriate and needed actions to raise awareness and decrease the public health burden caused by child abuse and on the development of effective prevention policies related to child sexual abuse. Though older than 3 yrs we used it because WHO references are for authentic global data and recommendation.
3. • The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime Interagency Working Group, 2016, p. 23 and 28. https://www.unodc.org/e4j/zh/cybercrime/module-12/key-issues/online-child-sexual-exploitation-and-abuse.html. Accessed on 10 Aug 23. Focuses on the types of online child sexual abuse and ways to counter the same through a multi stakeholder approach Though old - UNDOC references are for authentic global data.
4. •• Paulich KN, Ross JM, Lessem JM, Hewitt JK. Screen time and early adolescent mental health, academic, and social outcomes in 9- and 10-year-old children: utilizing the adolescent brain cognitive development ℠ (ABCD) Study. PLoS One. 2021 Sep 8;16(9): e0256591. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0256591. Accessed 10.8.23. Recent study—highlights the impact of screen-time of young children and its psychological impacts in their growth and development.
5. • Twenge JM, Campbell WK. Associations between screen time and lower psychological well-being among children and adolescents: evidence from a population-based study. Prev Med Rep. 2018;12:271–283. Accessed on 10.8 23. Old but—good article to show the increase in screen-time exposures of children post the pandemic along with their exposure to vulnerabilities and its impact on mental health.