The Emotional Impact of Disaster on Children and Families

In addition to their profound effects on the life and infrastructure of communities, disasters produce a massive collective stress exceeding the ability of the affected population to cope with the physical, emotional, and financial burdens. Disaster episodes affect millions of people and exert a collective social suffering that requires a monumental effort by individuals, communities, societies, and the world community to overcome.

Key wordsarmed conflict / children / disaster / internally displaced persons

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