A/HRC/43/39 Contents Page I. Introduction ................................................................................................................................... 3 II. Accelerating action to end violence against children by 2030 ...................................................... 4 III. Reinforcing regional processes in support of the implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development ........................................................................................................ 6 Violence against children: a review of the research on its impact on children’s mental health .... 7 A. Violence harms children’s mental health .............................................................................. 7 B. Main negative effects of violence on children’s mental health ............................................. 9 C. Differences between children’s experience of violence across the life cycle ....................... 12 D. Main risk and protective factors ........................................................................................... 15 E. Effectiveness of interventions to prevent and provide care to children who experience or are exposed to violence .................................................................................................... 16 Towards enabling and effective strategies to protect children’s mental health and well-being ...................................................................................................................... 20 Looking forward............................................................................................................................ 21 IV. F. V. 2