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The purpose of this paper is to contribute to a better understanding of the phenomenon of human trafficking for sexual exploitation by capturing the evolution of the phenomenon in a changed political-economic context after Romania joined the European Union. The data analyzed were obtained in a qualitative research ANIMANOVA (2009-2012) coordinated by The Partnership for The Equality Center Bucharest. Based on the interviews with professionals and victims from Romania we will present the changes in the magnitude or...

As Pinheiro [9] stated in the UN Report on Violence, and all other research whether new or old confirm, only a slight percentage of the widespread prevalence of violence against children is reported and followed up. This is due to several causes and results in children not receiving the help they need: the low capacity of collecting, recording and investigating reports of violence against children, the unfriendly character of child protection services, lack of common definitions, etc. We will present the similarit...

This study aimed to investigate levels of life satisfaction depending on socio-demographic and mental health factors among Romanian young adults. Method: N= 1509 (891 woman, 618 man) young adults were included in our study. Satisfaction with life, health and mental health were assessed with an online questionnaire including: self-rated health, self-esteem, optimism, subjective happiness, self-efficacy, depression anxiety and health risk behaviors. Findings: Overall Romanian young adults reported being satisfied wi...