Citation

Ferrara P, Franceschini G, Namazova-Baranova L, Vural M, Mestrović J, Nigri L, Giardino I, Pop TL, Sacco M, Pettoello-Mantovani M. J. Pediatr. 2019; 215: 287-288.

Affiliation

European Pediatric Association/Union of National European Pediatric Societies and Associations, Berlin, Germany; Department of Pediatrics, Scientific Institute "Casa Sollievo della Sofferenza", University of Foggia, Foggia, Italy. Electronic address: mpm@unifg.it.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2019, Elsevier Publishing)

DOI

10.1016/j.jpeds.2019.09.075

PMID

31761142

Abstract

Violence in the school environment is a constant concern for educators and parents and is a serious and often lifelong burden for the young victims. School violence is not just a limited problem, variously affecting specific or isolated communities in economic advantaged or disadvantaged areas, but a global modern phenomenon involving, to various degrees, one of the core social institutions of our society.1, 2, 3 The European Paediatric Association-Union of National European Paediatric Societies and Associations (EPA/UNEPSA), through the working group on social pediatrics, supported by its European national pediatric societies members, is currently developing dedicated projects to investigate the physical, psychological, and social impacts of school violence on European children and its possible lifelong risks.4 The purpose of this commentary is to raise awareness on this issue among healthcare professionals involved in childcare and to emphasize the importance of their participation in programs that are developed to monitor and prevent the negative, personal, and social impacts caused by this disturbing phenomenon on children.

Language: en