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Sierra Leone
De Jong, K., & Kleber, R. J. (2007). Emergency conflict-related psychosocial interventions in Sierra Leone and Uganda lessons from Médecins Sans Frontières. Journal of health psychology, 12(3), 485-497. Médecins Sans Frontières has been involved in emergency mental health or... Read more
Patel, P. P., Russell, J., Allden, K., Betancourt, T. S., Bolton, P., Galappatti, A., … & Leary, K. (2011). Transitioning mental health & psychosocial support: from short-term emergency to sustainable post-disaster development. Humanitarian Action Summit 2011. Prehospital and disaster... Read more
Stark, L. (2006). Cleansing the wounds of war: An examination of traditional healing, psychosocial health and reintegration in Sierra Leone. Intervention, 4(3), 206-218. Traditional healing ceremonies have been lauded as an effective and integral aspect of psychosocial healing and... Read more
Williamson, J. (2006). The disarmament, demobilization and reintegration of child soldiers: social and psychological transformation in Sierra Leone. Intervention, 4(3), 185-205. This article gives an overview of the processes of disarmament, demobilization and reintegration of child soldiers in Sierra... Read more
Harris, D. A. (2007). Pathways to embodied empathy and reconciliation after atrocity: Former boy soldiers in a dance/movement therapy group in Sierra Leone. Intervention, 5(3), 203-231. A time limited dance/movement therapy group, facilitated by adult males, provided creative movement... Read more
Stark, L., Ager, A., Wessells, M., & Boothby, N. (2009). Developing culturally relevant indicators of reintegration for girls, formerly associated with armed groups, in Sierra Leone using a participative ranking methodology. Intervention, 7(1), 4-16. This article describes a participative... 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
Denov, M., Doucet, D., & Kamara, A. (2012). Engaging war affected youth through photography: Photovoice with former child soldiers in Sierra Leone. Intervention, 10(2), 117-133. Photovoice is a community based participatory research method that combines photography, community awareness building,... Read more
Shackman, J., & Price, B. K. (2013). Mental health capacity building in northern Sierra Leone: lessons learned and issues raised. Intervention, 11(3), 261-275. Ten years after a brutal and protracted war, Sierra Leone remains very much in recovery. Despite... Read more
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