The impact of war and atrocity on civilian populations : basic principles for NGO interventions and a critique of psychosocial trauma projects

SUMMERFIELD, Derek

Publication Date 

April 1996
43 p

This briefing gives an overview about modern conflicts and its effects on different groups. It also outlines psychological trauma. Finally it reviews existing trauma projects and suggests different principles for interventions.

Series:
Relief and Rehabilitation Network Paper 14

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https://odihpn.org/networkpaper014-pdf/

Keywords 

Development/ Humanitarian; inclusive disaster response; Disability and social diversity; refugees; Health; mental health; human disasters (war & conflict); systems: service delivery; Programme/ Project; programmes and projects; systems: medical products vaccines and technologies; Human rights; freedom of torture or cruel inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment; Rehabilitation; trauma

Regional Focus 

Worldwide

Language 

English

Type of material 

text

Content type 

report

Publisher 

Humanitarian Practice Network|Overseas Development Institute (ODI)