Reports on Children Affected by Armed Conflict
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Authors |
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Psychosocial interventions, or integrated
programming for well-being? (pdf, 235 kb)
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7/06 |
Williamson, Robinson |
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Williamson, John. “The disarmament, demobilization and reintegration of child soldiers: social and psychological transformation in Sierra Leone,” Intervention: The International Journal of Mental Health, Psychosocial Work and Counselling in Areas of Armed Conflict , vol. 4, no.3 (2006): 185-205. (pdf, 203kb)
This article is also available to download directly from
Intervention: International Journal of Mental Health, Psychosocial Work and Counselling in Areas of Armed Conflict.
DCOF was the major funder for the reintegration of child soldiers in Sierra Leone.
This article is based on what was learned through that work, both the reintegration
assistance provided immediately following the DDR process and the subsequent
assistance for the reunification and reintegration of girls who were left out of
that process. The article also takes into account the study done by IRC (Betancourt, Pochan, de la Soudière).
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Psychosocial Adjustment and Social Reintegration Of Child Ex-Soldiers In Sierra Leone (pdf, 133kb)
The International Rescue Committee
(IRC) was one of the main partners providing such assistance.
USAID believes that it is extremely important to learn from this
experience lessons that can help inform planning for future disarmament,
demobilization, and reintegration programs for child soldiers. For this reason, thru DCOF the Agency
has provided support to IRC for follow-up research with former child soldiers in
Sierra Leone. This is the report on that study.
Also relevant to this issue
are DCOF reports on visits to Sierra Leone in 2002 and 2005. |
5/05 |
Betancourt, Pochan, de la Soudière
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