Child development and resilience in war

Child development and resilience in war, conflict and displacement

This SIPRI Topical Backgrounder provides an overview of existing aid-supported programmes and current practices to protect and promote children's psychological ...

Child Development in the Context of Disaster, War, and Terrorism

A resilience framework holds particular appeal for research on child effects of extreme adversities because it highlights the shared goals of many stakeholders ...

Full article: Children and war – vulnerability and resilience

Research have revealed multiple risk and protective factors among children exposed to conflicts and war. These factors contribute to the adaptation processes, ...

The Impact of Wartime on Infant Development

Conflicts have devastating consequences for civilian populations but especially for infants and young children: an estimated 300 babies are killed each day with ...

The mental health of children affected by armed conflict: Protective ...

For children, war represents a fundamental alteration of the social ecology and infrastructure which supports child development in addition to risk of personal ...

Resilience of refugee children after war

Psychology is beginning to understand the full impact of armed conflict, displacement, and resettlement on children's development and overall well-being.

'Tremendous resilience' observed among war-affected children

“In fact, there is often tremendous resilience observed among war-affected children, with many able to overcome trauma and lead a normal life,” ...

The effects of war, displacement, and trauma on child development

In one study, a difference in affective processing was found between Syrian refugee children and non-refugee children (7–11 year-olds) living in ...

Resilience in a time of war: Tips for parents and teachers of ...

10 tips for parents and teachers of elementary school children in a time of war · Talk with your child. · Make your home a safe place emotionally ...

Resilience in the Lives of Children of War - ResearchGate

In this chapter we provide a developmental analysis of the lives of children who experience war from the perspective of resilience in the face of trauma. Our ...

Children's Stories of Resilience - War Child

Lost, scarred, sad, helpless. Strong, funny, caring, powerful. Too often children who grow up in war get portrayed as if they are victims. Here they share ...

Assessing Resilience in War-Affected Children and Adolescents

Resilience is a heterogeneous construct that has only recently begun to be explored in the context of complex emergencies. War-affected ...

Children and war – vulnerability and resilience

Research have revealed multiple risk and protective factors among children exposed to conflicts and war. These factors contribute to the adaptation processes, ...

Supporting resilience in war-affected children: How differential ...

Supporting resilience in war-affected children: How differential impact theory is useful in humanitarian practice · Abstract · Section snippets · The focus on ...

Toxic stress in a child's brain during conflict | War Child

War Child builds on this resilience. With our programmes worldwide we teach and encourage children to trust themselves and the people around them, and we ...

Resilience Among Children in War: The Role of Multilevel Social ...

This study contributes to the resilience literature in studying the occurrence and determinants of resilience at ongoing war conditions in a ...

Children and war: Risk, resilience, and recovery | Cambridge Core

Among protective factors that moderated the impact of war-related adversities in children were a strong bond between the primary caregiver and ...

Building resilience of children affected by war in Ukraine - Unicef

Widespread shelling, ongoing hostilities and fighting have made many areas unsafe for early childhood education (ECE), significantly reducing learning ...

Child Development in the Context of Disaster, War, and Terrorism

The authors claim further well-documented, long-term, and controlled research is needed to build a base of evidence and examine the ...

Child Development in the Context of Disaster, War, and Terrorism

... children and youth victims and promote their resilience is a global priority ... War, and Terrorism: Pathways of Risk and Resilience. Ann S.