Specht, I., & Attree, L. (2006). The reintegration of teenage girls and young women. Intervention, 4(3), 219-228. Women combatants are not a homogeneous group. The current approach of many Disarmament, Demobilization and Reintegration (DDR) programmes is inappropriate for girls... Read more
Liberia
Lekskes, J., Van Hooren, S., & De Beus, J. (2007). Appraisal of psychosocial interventions in Liberia. Intervention, 5(1), 18-26. This article presents the methodology and results of a study on the effectiveness of two psychosocial interventions targeting female victims... Read more
McKay, S., Veale, A., Worthen, M., & Wessells, M. (2011). Building meaningful participation in reintegration among war-affected young mothers in Liberia, Sierra Leone and northern Uganda. Intervention, 9(2), 108-124. When young mothers, formerly associated with armed groups, return to... Read more
Awodola, B. (2012). An examination of methods to reintegrate former child soldiers in Liberia. Intervention, 10(1), 30-42. A major feature of the Liberian conflict was the extensive use of children as soldiers. In 2003, by the end of the... Read more
Landis, D., & Stark, L. (2014). Examining promising practice: an integrated review of services for young survivors of sexual violence in Liberia. Intervention, 12(3), 430-441. In 2012, an integrated review of programmes for young survivors of sexual violence in... Read more
Babatunde, A. O. (2014). Harnessing traditional practices for use in the reintegration of child soldiers in Africa: examples from Liberia and Burundi. Intervention, 12(3), 379-392. The changing nature of armed conflict has been characterised by the use of children... Read more
How locals/communities are responding to the disease outbreak. NB: Includes thinking on children affected by Ebola and the communitie's proposed solutions which includes creating orphanages for children who have lost their parents. Read more
Community-based psychosocial support in Liberia during Ebola Read more
The current outbreak of Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) in West Africa (Guinea Conakry, Liberia and Sierra Leone) is causing anxiety, fear and panic for communities in these three countries, the deadliest in years with the majority of deaths occurring... Read more
A list of available Ebola resources and links from this site at 23rd Sept 2014 Read more
