From revenge porn to body shaming, children face cyber violence

After sinking into deep depression, Bhavya (name changed) a 16 year old of Ranchi, was taken for therapy to Ranchi Institute of Neuro-Psychiatry & Allied Sciences (RINPAS). As the doctors dug into her life and history, they found that the reason behind her depression was the online world.

Being continuously body shamed by her boyfriend, Bhavya became over conscious, stopped eating and was sleep deprived. When she stopped going to school her parents got concerned and took her to therapy.

In another case, a 14 year old boy stopped social interaction after being repeatedly trolled on social media and had to be admitted to Central Institute of Psychiatry (CIP) for recovery.