Exposure to the disruption, loss, and violence associated with conflict and its aftermath places significant psychological and social strain on children, young people, their families and communities. The overall impact results in the disruption of children’s normal psychosocial development,... Read more
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Wickramage, K. (2006). Sri Lanka's post-tsunami psychosocial playground: lessons for future psychosocial programming and interventions following disasters. Intervention, 4(2), 163-168. This paper explores examples of unsolicited, culturally inappropriate and conflict insensitive interventions initiated by both local and international teams... Read more
Thomson, K. (2006). Working creatively with young children within a context of continuous trauma. Intervention, 4(2), 158-162. This paper documents and shares one experience of a therapeutic group facilitated for young children within the context of continuous trauma. It... Read more
Ventevogel, P. (2006). Mental health in Africa: time for action. Report of the annual conference of the Association of African Psychiatrists & Allied Health Professions, April 24–25 2006, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Intervention, 4(3), 272-274. Read more
Ventevogel, Peter. "Internet resources on child soldiers & psychosocial issues." Intervention 4.3 (2006): 269-271. The contribution below summarizes some Internet resources on psychosocial aspects of child soldiers that have been proved to be reliable and valuable. Read more
Furnari, E. (2006). The Nonviolent Peaceforce in Sri Lanka: methods and impact (September 2003-January 2006). Intervention, 4(3), 260-268. Since 2003 the Nonviolent Peaceforce (NP) in Sri Lanka has aimed to increase the safety of civilians in Sri Lanka so... Read more
de Winter, M. (2007). Improving the quality of psychosocial support for children and adolescents in the Darfur refugee camps. Intervention, 5(1), 61-66. In order to offer psychosocial support for children and adolescents in the Darfur refugee camps, UNICEF established... Read more
Kos, A. M., & Zemljak, B. (2007). Psychosocial support for children, families and teachers in Iraq. Intervention, 5(2), 150-158. In 2003, a community based psychosocial programme for children in Iraq was started. Psychosocial activities were implemented in primary schools... Read more
Kos, A. M., & Zemljak, B. (2007). Psychosocial support for children, families and teachers in Iraq. Intervention, 5(2), 150-158. In 2003, a community based psychosocial programme for children in Iraq was started. Psychosocial activities were implemented in primary schools... Read more
Joosse, P. (2007). Sensitization around psychological trauma: the results of a campaign in a district of the Democratic Republic of Congo. Intervention, 5(2), 144-149. In the north eastern part of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), an area affected... Read more
