In this section you can find contents concerning children who experience or have experienced conditions of difficulty, marginalization and violence and are therefore more likely to experience a problematic development. These complex situations often give rise to even greater discomfort and social marginalization, to aggressiveness towards peers and adults, to a spiral of violence generating more violence, and to bullying. Children experiencing such situations often end up in the juvenile justice system, as either child offenders or victims.
In this section you can search for different types of materials, starting from those representing the legal foundations on this topic and concerning the juvenile penitentiary system, the conditions of children in detention and children of detained parents, as well as the topic of juvenile justice from a more general perspective.
You can also find contents concerning the complex topics of drug, alcohol and gambling addictions and child labour.
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To mark the National Day against Paedophilia and Child Pornography on 5 May, introduced by Italian law 41/2009 to focus attention on an often-hidden phenomenon affecting many children and young people, with very serious consequences on...
18 November marks the European Day for the Protection of Children against Sexual Exploitation and Sexual Abuse, established by the Council of Europe (CoE) in 2015. This is an important opportunity to reflect on a phenomenon that has a...
Dreams, challenges and difficulties of a migrant teenager alone in Italy. They are told in the podcast Storia di A., dreams and battles of a migrant child alone in Italy, broadcast on Rai Radio 3 at 7.50 pm and on RaiPlay Sound...
On 28 June, the Observatory for the Prevention of Health Damage from Regular and Irregular Child Labour was set up in Rome (UNICEF's national headquarters), with the presence, among others, of Carmela Pace, president of UNICEF Italy,...
Among refugees worldwide, there are many children and adolescents compelled to flee wars, persecution and human rights violations. Children and adolescents are more vulnerable because they are often alone, without parents or other...
12 June marks the World Day against Child Labour, a phenomenon that comprises various forms of exploitation and abuse often caused by conditions of extreme poverty, lack of educational opportunities, and economic and political...
The International Missing Children's Day on 25 May invites us to reflect on a phenomenon made even more complex by the current crisis in Ukraine, highlighting the need to immediately report the disappearance of children.
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The Supervisory body for the fight against paedophilia and child pornography, meeting in plenary session in the presence of the Minister for Equal Opportunities and the Family, Elena Bonetti, approved the National Programme to...
The National Day against Paedophilia and Child Pornography is celebrated on 5 May, as established by Law 41/2009. An important event aimed at keeping the focus on an often neglected phenomenon that affects a lot of children and young...
The United Nations Refugee Agency (UNHCR) and the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) issued a series of recommendations to local authorities, civil society organisations and volunteers on the observation of safeguards for girls and...