Self-destructive behaviour is evident in alcohol and drug abuse. Depression and eating disorders are typical symptoms of victims of violence among girls. Both boys and girls need support and guidance in developing social life skills, good self-esteem and active participation in society. There is an increasing awareness of harmful effects on violence of children's lives be it violent experience at home, school or on the street. Also violent national and international conflicts have a long lasting effects on children's future.
Violence can be destructive on emotional, physical and sexual spheres of life.
The need of in-service teacher training to handle the stressful situations and giving tools to nurture better school ethos and atmosphere is significant. This message comes from inside of the school where European teachers face daily the results of family violence, international conflicts and violence in Media. To be able to cope with violence in the television and movies children and young people need a better media literacy, the ability to understand what violence in broadcasting means, how it is created and how one should deal with the feelings it causes. In this case health literacy would also be improved simultaneously. Schools should not be left alone to solve the problems created outside of the school but to combine efforts in the society to combat the violence.