5 June is World Environment Day, a very important occasion to reflect on a topic that concerns everyone and prompts more and more young and very young people to make a positive commitment to try to reverse the trend of man-made destruction and ask politics to save the planet. OnlyOneEarth (SoloUnaTerra) is the theme chosen this year to commemorate the 50th...

Sport plays a fundamental role in our lives, beginning in childhood. Its beneficial effects are not limited to health, but also cover other aspects, such as social integration and inclusion. The National Day of Sport celebrated on 5 June, established by a directive of the President of the Council of Ministers on 27 November 2003, focuses attention on the...

The Covid-19 pandemic also had a strong impact on people's cultural lives. This is demonstrated by the reduction in the number of visitors to museums highlighted by the data of the Observatory #Conibambini, published on the website of the social enterprise With the Children, which reveals how this trend has mainly affected the youngest: in fact, the under-...

Child abuse remains a particularly serious problem in our society, with very serious consequences on the health of the children who suffer it and, in more general terms, on the whole community. The fifth edition of the Regional Index on child abuse in Italy, produced by the Cesvi Foundation, paints a picture of the phenomenon that reveals a situation of...

The International Missing Children's Day on 25 May invites us to reflect on a phenomenon made even more complex by the current crisis in Ukraine, highlighting the need to immediately report the disappearance of children. The institutional event organised by Telefono Azzurro will be held on 25 May in Rome and will be attended by institutional...

During the pandemic, there was an increase in the number of neuropsychological disorders among children and young people. This was a real "mental health emergency", and could be measured by the increase in requests for help in this area. This is what emerged from the results of the first phase of research carried out by the Autorità garante per l’infanzia e...

Today, 18 May, we are celebrating Care Leavers Day, to raise awareness of the plight and needs of care leavers, young people coming out of care in the community or in foster care who, at the age of eighteen, often find themselves alone and bewildered, without a home, a job or adequate social support. Like every year, the Agevolando...

In the first half of 2021, only a little more than one permanent job position in ten was held by women. In 2020 alone, more than 30,000 mothers resigned, often for family reasons, but also because they were not supported by local social services such as nurseries, which were either non-existent or too expensive. Save the Children Le Equilibriste's...

The initial data from the survey "Children and young people: behaviour, attitudes, and future projects", carried out in 2021 by the National Institute of Statistics with the support of the Ministry of Education, are available on the ISTAT website (Italian Institute of National Statistics). The research involved a sample of around 41,000 students...

The family plays a fundamental role in society and is a vital resource not only for the people who are part of it but for the whole community. The International Day of Families is celebrated on 15 May. This was established in 1993 by the United Nations General Assembly and invites us to reflect on the changes that this important resource has undergone over...

The Supervisory body for the fight against paedophilia and child pornography, meeting in plenary session in the presence of the Minister for Equal Opportunities and the Family, Elena Bonetti, approved the National Programme to Prevent and Combat the Abuse and Sexual Exploitation of Children. The Programme was ratified on 5 May, the National Day...

The mother plays a fundamental role in a child's development, which does not become less important in adult life. The maternal figure has undergone considerable evolution over time, adapting to the continuous changes in increasingly complex societies. Just think of how the family unit has changed and now includes single-parent and extended or homogenous...