The mental health of children affected by armed conflict: Protective processes and pathways to resilience

This paper examines the concept of resilience in the context of children affected by armed conflict. Resilience has been frequently viewed as a unique quality of certain invulnerable children. In contrast, this paper argues that a number of protective processes contribute to resilient mental health outcomes in children when considered through the lens of the child's social ecology.

Key wordsarmed conflict / children / mental health / reconciliation / rehabilitation / resilience / trauma

CountriesColombia / Sri Lanka / Uganda

CategoryPublication