Children and young persons

What you can do if you are a child or a young person:

- Learn why violence is harmful and unacceptable and spread the word.

- Learn how to recognize different forms of violence against children and young people.

- Find out where you can report violence if you ever become a victim, or if it happens to any of your friends or neighbours.

- Learn how to protect yourself from abuse and harm and recognize risky situations that you can prevent or avoid.

- Speak up about violence that you have experienced or have witnessed being inflicted on other children and young people, so that they can be properly protected or helped.

- Take an active part in different activities for children and young people to prevent and stop violence against girls and boys.

- Remind adults of their responsibility to protect children from violence and call them to account if they don’t act.

- Be a role model. Make a personal commitment to create non-violent environment for you and your peers.

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