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At the intersection of childhood and womanhood, adolescent girls are falling through the cracks of violence prevention
Violence is pervasive – experienced by adolescent girls in all its forms, and across all settings. Its effects are cumulative, disrupting not just their daily lives but also the realization of other rights, to education, to physical and mental health, and to safe transitions into adulthood. In this blog we present evidence from our collective body of research to spotlight some key issues and to reflect on the emerging evidence on the effectiveness of different types of violence prevention strategies for the most marginalised young people.