Translation of "Child and adolescent psychiatry " (English → French) :

F. whereas it is difficult to classify precisely the reasons for which young people offend, the factors leading to antisocial and finally criminal forms of behaviour being different in each individual case, conditioned as they are by the experiences of each child or adolescent and the elements playing the most central role in their development: family, school, circles of friends and general economic and social circumstances,

E. whereas it is difficult to classify precisely the reasons for which young people offend, the factors leading to antisocial and finally criminal forms of behaviour being different in each individual case, conditioned as they are by the experiences of each child or adolescent and the elements playing the most central role in their development: family, schools, circles of friends and general economic and social circumstances,

49. Draws attention to the large number of children who grow up in state care institutions in some Member States, especially in some of the new ones; urges the Commission to support more effectively the creation of alternative systems, which would help parents from risk groups to care for their children properly; calls for the "Child and adolescent mental health in an enlarged Europe: development of effective policies and practices" project, which would coordinate progress in children's mental health strategy in the Member States, to be started as quickly as possible and effectively implemented;

There are groups of children and adolescents who have special needs and who are particularly at risk: children belonging to ethnic or other minorities, child migrants, displaced children or refugees, children affected by armed conflicts, child soldiers, orphans and children without parental care, children affected by HIV/AIDS, and children with disabilities, all warrant special attention.

For the purposes of the Daphne II programme, "children" shall include adolescents up to the age of 18 years, in accordance with international instruments relating to the rights of the child.

S. whereas just as there is a very high level of protection for the work of children in employment, so too should the health of child and adolescent sportsmen and women be protected;