ABSTRACT
In this book, we have discussed at length the causes and extent of honorbased violence (HBV), and how it affects individuals, families, and communities. However, we believe that it is important to consider separately HBV as it affects children and the approaches to intervention. To preempt much of what we will argue, we suggest that agencies should design responses specifically for child victims of HBV. This is because child victims present a number of additional challenges (as compared with adults) that are associated with their psychological and physical vulnerability and that, in many cases, they are reliant upon their abusers to care for them. This chapter will explore child HBV victimization and its characteristics, and will present some suggestions for best practice in dealing with and preventing its occurrence.
