TY - JOUR PY - 2022// TI - Ukraine: war, bullets, and bombs - millions of children and adolescents are in danger JO - Child abuse and neglect A1 - de Alencar Rodrigues, João Antonio Ravache A1 - Lima, Nádia Nara Rolim A1 - Neto, Modesto Leite Rolim A1 - Uchida, Ricardo Riyoiti SP - e105622 EP - e105622 VL - 128 IS - N2 - As the Russia-Ukraine conflict continues to unfold, the ever-evolving situation can be particularly difficult for children and teenagers. Children living in these areas face serious threats from bombing, landmines and unexploded ordnance. Their lives are also threatened by the destruction of vital infrastructure - health centers, schools and water supplies - because of the fighting. War can have a devastating effect on children's mental and physical health, with potentially lifelong consequences. Fears can generate fantasies of the end of the world, as well as the fear of losing a loved one or life itself, nightmares and regressions to previous evolutionary stages. This situation is creating dramatic scenes at train stations, where families are forced to say goodbye.

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LA - en SN - 0145-2134 UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.chiabu.2022.105622 ID - ref1 ER -