“UNICEF: By 2022, the vast majority of teenagers felt happy. The war caused a deterioration of the psychological well -being of Ukrainians, including children”, – WRITE: www.radiosvoboda.org
It is noted that the survey conducted in 2023 made it possible to find out what circumstances related to war, combat actions could be a source of stress and experience in adolescents. A significant proportion of respondents indicated that: their family has experienced economic difficulties – 63%; their close relative or friend participated in hostilities – 59%; – they personally heard or saw fighting 55%; their close relative or friend was injured (35%); They personally saw people who were injured or killed –31%.
According to the organization, the war caused a mass temporary relocation of almost half of those surveyed to other cities, oblasts and abroad.
Fighting, forced migration led to a change in forms of study. More than a third (37%) of respondents study online (mainly teenagers, as they live in other regions of the country), 30.1% are offline, and 28.5% combine online and offline training. More than a third of the respondents who reside abroad are studying at the school abroad and at the same time at the Ukrainian School.
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The 2022/2023 survey, which was supported by UNICEF in Ukraine, covered 23 612 adolescents aged 11-17. The survey included 24 regions and Kyiv. The study studies mental health, school experience, risky behavior, nutrition, physical activity and social support, and evaluates the impact of Covid-19 and war in Ukraine on young people.