Handbook of Resilience in Children of War

1. Overview of the Volume
Chandi Fernando, Michel Ferrari

Part I. Social-Ecological Approaches to Promoting Resilience in Children of War

2. Promoting Mental Health and Psychosocial Well-Being in Children Affected by Political Violence: Part I–Current Evidence for an Ecological Resilience Approach
Weiste A. Tol, Mark J. D. Jordans, Brandon A. Kohrt, Theresa S. Betancourt, Ivan H. Komproe

3. Promoting Mental Health and Psychosocial Well-Being in Children Affected by Political Violence: Part II—Expanding the Evidence Base
Weiste A. Tol, Mark J. D. Jordans, Brandon A. Kohrt, Theresa S. Betancourt, Ivan H. Komproe

4. Promoting Resilience in Children of War
Barbara Magid, Neil Boothby

5. Child Mental Health, Psychosocial Well-Being and Resilience in Afghanistan: A Review and Future Directions
Peter Ventevogel, Mark J. D. Jordans, Mark Eggerman, Bibiane Mierlo, Catherine Panter-Brick

Part II. Child Soldiers

6. When Children Become Killers: Child Soldiers in the Civil War in Sierra Leone
Tunde Zack-Williams

7. The Fallacy of the Ticking Time Bomb: Resilience of Children Formerly Recruited into Armed Forces and Groups
Lindsay Stark, Mike Wessells

8. Children of War in Colombia and Iraq
Marla J. Buchanan, Kasim Al-Mashat, Liliana Cortes, Branka Djukic, Beheshta Jaghori, Alanna Thompson

Part III. Institutional Support for Children Affected by War

9. Child Friendly Spaces: Promoting Children’s Resiliency Amidst War
Kathleen Kostelny, Michael Wessells

10. Resilience in Orphans of War in Sri Lanka
Chandi Fernando, Michel Ferrari

Part IV. Resilience Among Refugees

11. Relational Resilience
Colette Daiute

12. Coping and Adaptation: A Narrative Analysis of Children and Youth from Zones of Conflict in Africa
Jacqueline McAdam

13. Pathways of Success Experiences Among the “Lost Boys” of Sudan: A Case Study Approach
Laura Bates, Deborah J. Johnson, Meenal Rana

14. No Place Like Home: Resilience Among Adolescent Refugees Resettled in Australia
Julie Ann Robinson

15. Pathways to Resilience: The Role of Education in War-Zone Immigrant and Refugee Student Success
Lana Stermac, Allyson K. Clarke, Lindsay Brown

Part V. Extending Our Understanding of the Effects of War on Children: Theory and Practice

16. Political Violence, Identity and Psychological Adjustment in Children
Orla T. Muldoon

17. How Can a Majority Be Resilient? Critiquing the Utility of the Construct of Resilience Through a Focus on Youth in Contexts of Political Conflict
Brian K. Barber, Samuel Benjamin Doty

18. Resilience in the Lives of Children of War
James Garbarino, Edmund Bruyere

19. Evidence-Based Resilience-Enhancing Intervention Methods for Children Affected by Armed Conflict
Kirsi Peltonen, Esa Palosaari

Part VI. Conclusion

20. Resilience in Children of War
Michel Ferrari, Chandi Fernando

Nyckelord: Psychology, Child and School Psychology, Sociology of Education, Psychiatry, Social Work, Psychotherapy and Counseling, Pediatrics