1 Introduction-Child Safety, Welfare, and Well-being: Need of the Hour. . ............................................................. . .............. Sibnath Deb Part I Nature and Extent of Child Abuse and Neglect 2 Fifty Years of Child Abuse: Milestones, Misconceptions, and Moving On. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...