Out of sight, out of mind? the psychosocial needs of children formerly associated with armed forces: A case study of Save the Children UK's work in Beni and Lubero territories, North Kivu Province, Democratic Republic of Congo

International Journal of Health Planning and Management

Volumn 24, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2009, Pages

  Stott, Katharine ^a  

^a LIVERPOOL SCHOOL OF TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Child soldiers; Children associated with armed forces; Complex emergency; Democratic Republic of Congo; Mental health; Psychosocial; Psychosocial intervention; Psychosocial working group; War

Indexed keywords

ARMED FORCES; CHILD CARE; CHILD LABOR; CHILD WELFARE; HUMANITARIAN AID; PERCEPTION; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL IMPACT;

DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC CONGO;

ADOLESCENT; ANXIETY; CHILD; CHILD HEALTH CARE; COUNSELING; DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC CONGO; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; MALE; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PSYCHOLOGY; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; RELIGION; UNITED KINGDOM; VETERAN;

ADOLESCENT; ANXIETY; CHILD; CHILD HEALTH SERVICES; COUNSELING; DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO; FEMALE; FOCUS GROUPS; GREAT BRITAIN; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HUMANS; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; MALE; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; RELIGION; VETERANS;

EID: 75649100142     PISSN: 07496753     EISSN: 10991751     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/hpm.1022     Document Type: Article

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