This section gathers the website contents concerning the health of children– understood as a general condition of physical, psychological and social well-being – and hence not only related to the presence of diseases or specific health issues.
It includes topics concerning the environmental factors that can affect such condition, the prevention activities, the disability of children and the relevant supporting actions in the family and school settings. Contents relating to the psychological support of children in difficult and emergency situations can also be found in this section.
You can also search for contents concerning the broader topic of mother-child health and sexuality.
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During the pandemic, there was an increase in the number of neuropsychological disorders among children and young people. This was a real "mental health emergency", and could be measured by the increase in requests for help in this area...
The initial data from the survey "Children and young people: behaviour, attitudes, and future projects", carried out in 2021 by the National Institute of Statistics with the support of the Ministry of Education, are available...