Psychosocial interventions for children in war-affected areas: the state of the art

Brechtje Kalksma-Van Lith
Development Studies and has been working with War Child since early 2004. After a mission in Eritrea and assignments in the Caucasus and Sierra Leone, she is now working in Colombia as War Child's Country Representative

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In this article the literature on psychosocial assistance to children in war-affected areas is reviewed. Two main types of interventions are identified: the curative approach and the developmental approach. The effectiveness of each of these approaches is discussed.