#Children

Child labour: EU Commission, 160 million children “trapped”. “Zero tolerance” approach

Adolescents. Vicari (neuropsychiatrist): “They will be safe and resilient if they had been independent as children”

It’s never too early to start educating a child to be independent and have the ability to identify and handle…

Children and COVID-19. Cesvi: increased risk of maltreatment, especially in the south of Italy. Zavatta: “Reinforce infancy territorial services and mental health care”

Alarming situation in the south of the country, severe distress triggered by COVID-19, especially in the most vulnerable households registering…

Council of Europe: being more alert on the protection “of children’s personal data, especially data on health or collected at school”

Balkan route: more than two hundred minors travel alone. Migrant children’s hardships while waiting to play “the border crossing game”

The personal account of Fr Stanko Perica, Croatian Jesuit, director of JRS for Southeast. He is currently in Bihac, Bosnia,…

EU Parliament-Church: a workshop on “Migration and children” taking place today: the situation of unaccompanied children

Appeal from Yemen: “children need medicines, food, education”

“The war left a trail of violence and disabilities, with serious mental consequences, interaction deficit and a sense of sadness…

Court of Justice of the European Union: children cannot be repatriated unless they are guaranteed adequate reception

Shocking report on unmarried mothers in Ireland. President of Catholic bishops: “the Church was clearly part of that culture. I apologise.”

A shocking report on institutions where unmarried mothers and children were taken in from 1920 to 1998 was released yesterday.…

Council of Europe: “the protection of children against sexual exploitation and sexual abuse is a crucial duty of the States”. Risks increase in lockdown

CUAMM Doctors. Don Carraro: “Africa teaches us not to be afraid of the future. Human fraternity restores confidence”

In the past seventy years 2,060 people were sent from Italy for projects, with 239 hospitals served in 43 countries.…