This paper considers some dilemmas relating to developing effective assistance with and to people who have lived through extreme events in a civil war and ‘post-conflict’ context within Sri Lanka. The tsunami which devastated many coastal areas of Sri... Read more
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The Health Reach Sri Lanka project (1993-96) is described. It was a school-based assessment of children’s exposure to war-related events and the presence of psychological distress, undertaken in six communities in parts of Sri Lanka variously affected by armed... Read more
Consultation to determine the strategic parameters of an outreach campaign designed to broaden and deepen The Butterfly Peace Garden’s (BPG) constituency of international friends and sponsors, this in the context of the BPG’s aspiration to achieve long term financial... Read more
This manual on the use of testimony as a psychotherapeutic tool is the result of a collaborative project between People Against Torture (PAT), Sri Lanka, the Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) Hong Kong, and the Rehabilitation and Research Centre... Read more
Using survey data from 325 Tsunami-exposed adolescents and mothers from two villages in southern Sri Lanka, this pilot study investigated influences of Tsunami exposure and subsequent psychosocial losses on adolescent depressive and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptoms. Findings generally... Read more
The tsunami response strengthened sector coordination mechanisms and partnerships. UNICEF assisted the Government to coordinate emergency response at the national and district levels in education, child protection/psychosocial care and water/sanitation. Read more
Credible and accurate estimates of the nature and extent of sexual violence and abuse of children in Sri Lanka do not currently exist, making it difficult for service providers to assess the scale of the issue, plan targeted responses... Read more
Objective: To gain an understanding of how stigma associated with mental illness exists in Sri Lanka from the perspectives of community mental health workers and to explore their views on how stigma may be tackled in the future. Methods:... Read more
Among the consequences of war, the impact on the mental health of the civilian population is one of the most significant. Studies of the general population show a definite increase in the incidence and prevalence of mental disorders. Women... Read more
This paper describes the lives of young, female former Tamil Tiger ¢ghters, in Batticaloa, after the civil war in Sri Lanka. It shows how the kinship and solidarity found in female networks, in a matrilineal society, has helped them... Read more
