Generation of innocents become enduring victims of a terrible war: Vulnerabilities of children and adolescents in Syria.

Autor: Cavalcanti SP; Clinical Medicine by the Faculty of Medicine of the Federal University of Cariri -UFCA, Brazil; Santa Casa de Misericórdia de São Paulo - SCMSP, Brazil., Castro G; Intensive Care Unit of Hospital Guarás, Brazil; Program Management in Health Services at the University Ceuma Maranhão, Piauí, Brazil., Vieira NB; Scientific Writing Laboratory, School of Medicine, Federal University of Cariri, Barbalha, Ceara, Brazil. Electronic address: nnelio.barreto@bol.com.br., Neto MLR; Scientific Writing Laboratory, School of Medicine, Federal University of Cariri, Barbalha, Ceara, Brazil., de Menezes HL; Julio Alves de Lira Hospital and Maternity Hospital, Belo Jardim, Pernambuco, PE, Brazil., Lima NNR; Graduate Program in Neuropsychiatry, Universidade Federal de Pernambuco - UFPE, Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil., da Silva JIM; Intensive Care at the Federal University of Vale do São Francisco - UNIVASF, Petrolina, Pernambuco, Brazil., Reis AOA; School of Public Health, University of São Paulo - USP, São Paulo, SP, Brazil.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Child abuse & neglect [Child Abuse Negl] 2022 Apr; Vol. 126, pp. 105517. Date of Electronic Publication: 2022 Jan 25.
DOI: 10.1016/j.chiabu.2022.105517
Abstrakt: Estimates suggest that so far in 2021, about two children have died each week at Al Hol camp in northeast Syria. Current evidence states that more than 90% of children are under the age of 12, and that they face circumstances contrasting with severely restricted freedoms and human rights violations. They do not have access to clean water or adequate food. Recent examples of violence and fears of a massive outbreak of COVID-19 only increase the suffering. In this context, the global debate discusses exposure to these conditions and their psychological and physical effects on children's well-being, mainly due to reports of sexual violence, exploitation, harassment, trafficking, and indoctrination. It is important to emphasize that girls are particularly vulnerable to sexual abuse, needing gender-specific support through their physical and psychological pain.
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