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Psychosocial Intervention for War-Affected Children in Sierra Leone

PLAN international and UNESCO worked on a psychosocial pilot project to normalise ‘displaced children’s lives and alleviate psychological distress by participating in non formal education, trauma healing and recreation activities’. A psychosocial assessment study was conducted with 8-17 year-old displaced children in Sierra Leone to assess emotional and mental health of the children after the…
  • Publication year: 2008
  • Content Type: Academic paper

Monitoring Government Policies: A Toolkit for Civil Society Organisations in Africa

The Catholic Agency for Overseas Development (CAFOD), Christian Aid, and Trócaire started the toolkit project to assist partner organizations in holding their governments to account for the consequences of their policies. This 100 page document is a resource for civil society organizations operating in Africa. This toolkit specifically targets African partners, seeking to share the…
  • Publication year: 2007
  • Content Type: Toolkit

Displaced in Cities: Experiencing and Responding to Urban Internal Displacement Outside Camps

A growing proportion of people internally displaced by armed conflict and other violence live in cities and towns. This report looks at their experience in four cities – Mosul in Iraq, Baidoa in Somalia, Maiduguri in Nigeria and San Pedro Sula in Honduras – and recommends a number of important ways to improve the humanitarian…
  • Publication year: 2018
  • Content Type: Report

Depressive Symptomology Among Namibian Adolescent Refugees

Symptoms of depression have been considered rare in sub-Saharan populations. Using a standard assessment measure of depressive symptomatology, the Beck Depression Inventory, the prevalence of symptoms of depression was obtained from a group (N = 56) of Namibian refugees (ages 12-23) residing in a sub-Saharan host country. Average time spent in host country 5 years.…
  • Publication year: 1985
  • Content Type: Academic paper

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