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06/20/2020
Uganda’s refugee children in urgent need of mental health support
June 20, 2020Life as a refugee or displaced child is notoriously dangerous and is a psychologically complex and often harrowing experience. With the growing number of children forced to leave their homes worldwide, the need for protection, education and global psychosocial support for displaced children is rapidly rising.
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06/19/2020
COVID-19 Response: Shielding The Most Vulnerable
June 19, 2020The coronavirus pandemic is now reaching communities already facing the impacts of violence and armed conflict. Through our emergency response War Child is taking every action to stop the spread of the virus and meet the needs of the most vulnerable children and communities. Learn more about our efforts as we enter the next phase.
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06/03/2020
Our Annual Report: Accelerating Our Response to the Mental Health Crisis
June 3, 2020A record 149 million children and young people worldwide live with the direct effects of violence and armed conflict. The vast majority of them - an estimated 84 million children - experience significant psychological problems as a result of their exposure to this violent instability. Yet an estimated 95 per cent of these children receive no mental health support at all - due in part to a critical absence of humanitarian funding. We worked to bridge the gap in 2019 - and these efforts are laid out in our new Annual Report.
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06/02/2020
Adapting Shield to the New Reality in Lebanon
June 2, 2020In Lebanon the COVID-19 pandemic has required our programme teams to find new and innovative ways to deliver vital support to children across the country. The outbreak of the pandemic put a temporary halt to our integrated child protection programme Shield - until our teams developed a remote learning solution. Here’s how they did it…
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05/28/2020
Minds United for Mental Health: 10 Steps to Uphold Wellbeing Amid COVID-19
May 28, 2020The devastating physical impact of the COVID-19 pandemic is all too apparent. Yet the global mental health crisis emerging in the wake of the pandemic - and its effects on vulnerable children and their families - has so far received little attention. We brought together a panel of experts to explore potential actions to address the crisis. Here’s what they came up with…
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05/20/2020
Filling the Gaps to Include the Most Vulnerable in Jordan
May 20, 2020In Jordan measures to tackle the global COVID-19 pandemic have been decisive - including school closures, travel restrictions and a ban on all social and cultural group activity. These restrictions have had severe and immediate impacts on vulnerable refugee and host communities in underserved and hard to reach areas of the country. Find out how we’re working to fill these critical gaps…
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05/19/2020
How we adapted EASE (Early Adolescent Skills for Emotions) in Lebanon
May 19, 2020The EASE (Early Adolescent Skills for Emotions) intervention is being tested for effectiveness in Lebanon this year. Prior to the evaluation, the intervention needed to be adapted to the cultural context of Lebanon. Here's how we did it...
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