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March 2010: Recent changes by Adobe systems (Acrobat Reader 9) mean that the 'Acrobat' documents held here (in .pdf format) can no longer be used by Google Chrome and Safari browsers. Please use Mozilla Firefox, Internet Explorer (etc.) to view the documents. Now available: Volume 7: Number 2: July 2009 PAPERS Children can help to define indicators Rohit Karki (et al) Child Led Indicators: pilot testing a child participation tool for psychosocial support programmes for former child soldiers in Nepal The empowering effects that can be realised through the participation of children in forming psychosocial plans are set in the context of key problems and issues that need to be overcome. The framework of a seven-step plan is outlined and demonstrated in the local context. Strategies for coping with displacement In her paper 'Coping with displacement: problems and responses in camps for the internally displaced in Kitgum, Northern Uganda', Rebecca Horn investigates the survival strategies which emerged when the Acholi people were displaced, and in particular their sense of balance between individual and community wellbeing. FIELD REPORTS UGANDA: Our first field report comes from Uganda, where the AVSI is working to repair the consequences of two decades of fighting. 'Psychosocial support to vulnerable youth in vocational schools in northern Uganda' looks at an educational scheme which offered psychosocial support along with skills to vulnerable youth. SUDAN: Our second field report comes from Southern Sudan, where a public health framework is used to target individuals, families and communities. Despite the formidable challenges, it has proved possible to provide Mental Health and Psychosocial Support through a community-based approach in which relief, rehabilitation and development are complementary. EGYPT: The field report from Egypt considers the situation of its Iraqi refugees : an exploration of their mental health and psychosocial status reveals that more than 50% have personal experienced multiple traumatic situations before leaving Irag and only a third are intending to return there. The continuing sense of fear is one of the barriers to assessing the scale of the problems. Feedback from local staff: In this number; 'How my life has changed: experiences of an Afghan woman working with a psychosocial project' Ten years of working in Afghanistan, both under the Taliban and in subsequent turmoil, have given the author a unique perspective on her own personal and professional situation. |