Comprehensive Child-Oriented Preventive Resilience Program in Israel Based on Lessons Learned from Communities Exposed to War, Terrorism and Disaster

Child and Youth Care Forum

Volumn 42, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 261-274

  Hamiel, Daniel ^a   Wolmer, Leo ^a   Spirman, Smadar ^a   Laor, Nathaniel ^b,c  

^a Association for Children at Risk   (Israel)

^b TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

^c YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Children; Community; Disaster; Resilience

Indexed keywords

EID: 84880075406     PISSN: 10531890     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10566-013-9200-7     Document Type: Article

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