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Violence against children includes all forms of violence against people under 18 years old, whether perpetrated by parents or other caregivers, peers, romantic partners, or strangers.

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Online library - In 2011 UNICEF and the EU entered a new partnership for the purposes of running the Protecting Children from Violence in South East Europe project. Initially four countries fell under the project’s remit: Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Serbia and Turkey. Due to…
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Online library - UNICEF has examined the outcomes of numerous violence prevention and intervention programmes implemented around the globe and has consequently identified six strategies shown to be highly effective. The intervention and response projects outlined in this report…
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Multimedia - This infographic provides essential information on the consequences of violence towards children. In both the short and long term, all forms of violence experienced during childhood can lead to poor physical and mental health. Behaviorally and socio-economically, the…
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Online library - This ChildHub review highlights that the more we know about the consequences of violence towards children the clearer the moral imperative to address it becomes. In both the short and the long term, exposure to violence during childhood has exclusively negative…
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Multimedia - TV  showed "Violence against children" appeared on TV show NIN in channel Klan Kosova. In this program several factors that play an important role in the prevention, identification or proper response when dealing with cases of violence against children were…
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Online library - This report forms part of a series of research packages produced by the NSPCC which aims at better understanding the link between neglect and other forms of harm. In this particular publication attention falls on the relationship between neglect and child sexual…
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Online library - This is the third report in a three-part publication series by the NSPCC exploring the relationship between neglect in childhood and other forms of harm. This final contribution examines the link between experiencing neglect and engaging in harmful sexual behaviour…
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Online library - In their extensive 2012 report, UNICEF, working in partnership with the Council of Europe and the Norwegian government, highlighted the importance of eradicating all forms of violence from educational systems. Violence in schools can manifest in an array of forms (…
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Online library - Collaborating with the European Council and the Norwegian government, in 2012, UNICEF compiled a report detailing the prevalence of violence in schools from a global perspective. The report offers several practical recommendations to governments, NGOs and other…
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Multimedia - Abstract: The purpose of this study was to study the prevalence phenomenon of bullying among the 5th grade students of primary school, and the use of measures for its prevention. Research was conducted in two stages. The aim of the first stage was to understand the…
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Online library - In a 2011 study, the National Foundation for Educational Research (NEFR) in the UK explored the different manifestations of bullying in almost 100 secondary schools and, through pupil participation, was able to reveal interesting findings about which kinds of…
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Webinar - How can social norms theory inform violence prevention work?    Is violence a social norm? What is the difference between a "social" and a "cultural" norm? Can social norms be measured? These are some of the key issues that will be discussed…
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Multimedia - Bullying has and continues to be an issue pervading various aspects of social life for many, most especially for school aged youth. Although many children are able to mask the effects of bullying, and appear to be free from distress, this isn't necessarily the case. To…
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Online library - This report from UNICEF hightlights that children risk detention, rape, forced labour, beatings or death. Yet, tens of thousands of children, many of them unaccompanied or separated, are making the dangerous refugee and migrant journey in the hope of finding…
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Online library - The rapid expansion of digital technology and increased access to the Internet has transformed young people’s lives worldwide. From poor urban areas in East Africa, to rural communities in South America, to isolated islands in the Pacific - children in some of the…
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Online library - This child-friendly resources introduces the types of bullying that children and young people may experience, and offers practical tips and techniques for dealing with teasing.
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Multimedia - This video discusses the steps which must be taken by governments around the globe to ensure that the UN's 17 global goals for sustainable development are realised. Can these goals become a reality when half of the world's children fall victim to violence?…
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Multimedia - Silence gives consent. Choosing a story of silence raises our chances of mortality rates when ACEs are involved. ACE stands for Adverse Childhood Experiences. If silence is a killer then why do we do nothing? How can community help? Dr. Allison Jackson is a Trauma…
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Webinar - Dr. Nambusi Kyegombe will present on her research exploring the co-occurance of Intimate partner violence (IPV) and child maltreatment in households. This session will explore the extent to which interventions to prevent violence against women may impact on children's…
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Multimedia - This is a companion video for our report on Roma children that was made in honor of International Romani Day.  The video summarizes the content of the report, highlighting the 4 main disadvantages faced by Roma children on their way to a prosperous…
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Multimedia - Our Children Foundation in Bulgaria presents its project “Better Protected Children” which aims to address the way Bulgarian society and professionals understand the safety of children at risk when there are protection measures in family environment undertaken –…
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Online library - Barnardo's compiles the findings of a parliamentary report examining the support and sanctions for children who display harmful sexual behavior (HSB). This report stresses that children who display HSB should always be regarded as children first…
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Multimedia - This video intends to raise awareness of peer harassment among school children and ther rest, especially in relation to electronic bullying, which has increased lately. It also shows the ways, how to address such cases, eg through workshops organized by student…
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Multimedia - The Center for Information and Documentation on Child Rights from the Republic of Moldova (CRIC) launches an interactive application "Dragos' Challenges” which aims at prompting children to be aware of various forms of violence and abuse. Through this…
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Multimedia - Digital era in which we live, which can be easily misused on social networks and in other different media, has made it almost impossible to maintain privacy. In this context, children remain the most vulnerable group, KTV reports. Click here to watch the video (in…
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Multimedia - In this video Al Jazeere Balkans addresses the issues of online bullying. The author, Jasmina Kos, claims that in year 2015, juveniles in Croatia have commited more than 2.500 crimes, which included bodily harm. However, violence is increasing and moving from school…
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Online library -   "School bullying concerns all EU member states. It is an affront to the common values of freedom, tolerance and non-discrimination. Its effects are serious and may be long-term. It is not only a problem for education policy to address. It is also a health…
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Online library - "One in four women experience violence from their partner and half have children living with them at the time (Müller, Schröttle et al 2005). Being a mother correlates to domestic violence in several ways; women with children are three times more likely to…
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Online library - This FRA publication examines the legislative and policy provisions available in the EU to protect children with disabilities from abuse. Evidence indicates that children with disabilities are considerably more at risk than non-disabled children. Although…
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Multimedia - This infographic, which can be viewed as a PDF attachment, displays the physical damage as a result of violence on a child's brain.  The infographic can be viewed online with this link or downloaded as a 2 page PDF attachment.