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PSYCHOSOCIAL
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General Information |
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Graca Machel Report (Paras 166-183)
ARMED CONFLICT: Psychosocial adjustment and social reintegration of children associated with armed forces and armed groups: the state of the field and future directions A report prepared for psychology beyond borders (May 2008)
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External Links |
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Trauma and Stress links including PTSD (Post-traumatic stress disorder) (Mental Health Net)
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Reports, Articles and Analysis |
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Mental Health for Children and Youth in Communities After Armed Conflict by M.J.Trapman
" Psychosocial Interventions for Children of War: The Value of a Model of Resiliency" Roberta J. Apfel, M.D., M.P.H.; Bennett Simon, M.D.
War Child International a network of independent
organisations, working
across the world to help children affected by war.
Promoting Psychosocial Well-Being Among Children Affected By Armed Conflict And Displacement: Principles And Approaches (International Save the Children Alliance) (October 1996)
"Psychosocial interventions for children in war-affected areas: the state of the art" by Brechtje Kalksma-Van Lith
Resilience and recovery after war: refugee children and families in the United Sates Report of the APA task force on the Psychosocial effects of War on children and
families Who Are Refugees from Armed conflict Residing in the United states.(2010)
"Working with children in unstable situations"
Principles and Concepts to Guide Psychosocial Responses (UNICEF 2003)
"Child refugees in Europe: Guidelines on the psychosocial context, Assessment of and Interventions for Traumatised Children and Adolescents"
Good Practice in the Reception & Integration of Refugees ( December 2002).
"Rehabilitation and reintegration of the former Child soldiers in Mozambique"
By Filipa Neto Marques (March 2001)
"Psychosocial needs of children in armed conflict and displacement"
a model for training teachers and care givers (By Hirut Tefferi 2000)
"Psychosocial care and protection"
an interregional training workshop organised by the office of emergency operations and Esaro (UNICEF 1997)
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Country and Region Specific |
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Africa |
Summary paper of the research project "psychosocial support to children in difficult circumstances in West Africa" (Prepared by Alice Behrendt, Dakar, July 2008)
The Psychosocial Impact of Parental Loss and
Orphan hood on Children in an Area of high HIV Prevalence: a cross section study in the North West region of Cameroon (May 2008).
Mental health of children formerly associated with the fighting forces in Liberia:
a cross section study in Lofa County (May 2008).
Position Paper on psychosocial interventions for children in need of special protection (Child Protection Committees of Sierra Leone) (March 1998)
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Americas |
Guidance note for mental health and psychosocial support - Haiti Earthquake response
(January 2010)
Experiences and psychosocial impact of the El Salvador Civil War on child soldiers
(by Maria L. Santacruz and Rubi E. Arana, 2002)
Children and war report on "the psychological impact of violence on children in Central America"
(UNICEF, 1990)
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Asia |
Piloting Methods for the Evaluation of Psychosocial Programme
Impact in Eastern Sri Lanka Final Report for USAID (March 2004)
Sri Lanka's rivals tackle child trauma (BBC News) (February 9, 2003)
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Middle East |
Assessing Afghan children's psychosocial well-being: a multi-modal study of intervention outcomes Research Conducted By Christian Children’s Fund, Oxford University, & Queen Margaret University College, Edinburgh
(February 2005).
Humanitarian Update on the West Bank and Gaza: Psychosocial Trauma (Save the Children) (August 2003)
Children and adolescents in Palestinian households:
Living with the effects of prolonged conflict and forced inmigration. (Refugee Studies Centre, Queen Elizabeth House University of Oxford, April 2001)
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