Children of wars; victims of sexual violence or sexual harassment in childhood or adolescence; victims of child prostitution; victims of child pornography; people who have used alcohol or drugs since childhood or adolescence; people who have suffered psychotraumas or physical traumas (especially brain injury) in childhood or adolescence; victims of persecution due to congenital or acquired physical or mental disabilities or defects in childhood or adolescence; hungry children; children and adolescents from incomplete or problematic families; children and adolescents without parents; children and teenagers who have survived suicide attempts; victims of beatings in childhood or adolescence; victims of racial or ethnic discrimination in childhood or adolescence; children of streets: street children and teenagers; homeless children and teenagers who grew up on the street; children and teenagers who encountered vagrancy; children and teenagers who were abused in their own home.
Most of these people will never be able to become mentally healthy and they will always be different from mentally healthy people. However, this does not mean that they cannot be a full-fledged part of a prosperous society. On the contrary, such people should become a full-fledged part of a single prosperous society.
Children of wars. Most children in Syria have never experienced anything in their lives other than war, hardship and displacement. They was unable to attend school for several years while on the run.
A study of chronically homeless, alcohol-dependent people was conducted. All of these individuals began drinking as a child. They quickly became dependent on alcohol. It was found that over two-thirds of them were children of alcoholic parents. Many of them suffered abuse in their very own home. And nearly all of them left home by the age of 18. More than half of them had a psychological disorder. Common diagnoses are psychosis and anxiety and mood disorders.
So, alcohol dependence in childhood often contributes to chronic homelessness. In such cases, alcohol may be a higher priority than paying for housing. Extending that thought, when an alcoholic doesn’t meet such basic needs, it is less likely that treatment and recovery from alcoholism will occur. This can lead to frustration and depression, which in turn fuels more alcohol abuse. It is truly a vicious cycle – one that can spin out of control for an entire lifetime.
If such children and adolescents do not receive maximum support from society, including quality education and an adaptation program and psychological rehabilitation, then society will be significantly criminalized and will irrevocably slide into chaos.
Do you recognize the problems? Lost children with the dirty faces today - broken future.
What actions, in your opinion, should be taken already today to ensure a bright future for the growing generations?