This paper details the nuances of modern girl child or early marriage through an examination of its causes, impacts, and contemporary countervailing pressures. The authors describe how the various risks of child marriage (marriage before a child has reached 18 years old) include physical pain from sexual intercourse, increased risk of dying, higher chances of infant mortality, a denial of a child’s right to education, and more. Social commotion and economic difficulties arising from urbanization and global market competition contribute to the maintenance of child marriage. Programs such as UNICEF are described as being important for promoting international action against child marriage. This paper suggests seven implications for community intervention programmes with the goal of reducing the frequency and harm of child marriage. These include vast reproductive health services, promoting the attainment of secondary school education and autonomy for young girls, and establishing healthy, positive marital dynamics.