@article{ref1,
title="Afghan children and adolescents: the burden of poor mental health in contexts of widespread poverty, social inequality and persistent violence",
journal="Child abuse and neglect",
year="2022",
author="Nascimento, Renato Bruno Holanda and de Matos Brasil, Aloisio Gomes and Pires, Jeully Pereira and de Moura Gabriel, Italo Wanderson and Bezerra, Bruno Lívio Luna and Bessa, Maria Misrelma Moura and Neto, Modesto Leite Rolim and Lima, Nádia Nara Rolim and Gurgel E Silva, Sergio Quezado and de Alcântara, Thales Bezerra",
volume="127",
number="",
pages="e105574-e105574",
abstract="In Afghanistan, the burden of poor mental health arises in contexts of widespread poverty, social inequality, and persistent violence. Generations of Afghans were born during the conflict, and some never knew peace. Children make up more than half (57%) of the population in need of emergency humanitarian assistance in Afghanistan. Recent assessments indicate that more than a third of children have been exposed to psychological distress due to the loss of family and community members and the constant risk of death and injury. Children and teens are struggling with anxieties and fears, desperately in need of mental health support. The lack of social support manifested itself in various forms of suffering in both children and adolescents. The quality of the environment where children and adolescents grow up shapes their well-being and development.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0145-2134",
doi="10.1016/j.chiabu.2022.105574",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.chiabu.2022.105574"
}