Sierra Leone and civil war : neglected trauma and forgotten children

HEEREN, Nicolas

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2004
53-67 p

This article describes the work of Handicap International in working with children and young people in Sierra Leone. It emphasises how the particular nature of different forms of torture created links between the children’s physical trauma and the psychological suffering. This article is useful for practitioners who are working with children and young people who have been the victims and perpetrators of violence
Humanitaire, No 9

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