This report is concerned with reviewing psychosocial concepts in research related to humanitarian work, with particular emphasis on research related to children affected by prolonged violence and armed conflict.

Contents

• THE NATIONAL ACADEMIES
• ROUNDTABLE ON THE DEMOGRAPHY OF FORCED MIGRATION 2003
• COMMITTEE ON POPULATION 2003
• Preface
• INTRODUCTION
• PSYCHOSOCIAL FACTORS AND MENTAL HEALTH
  • Children
  • Refugees
  • Refugee Children
• DEVELOPMENT OF THE FIELD
  • World War II
  • Recent Psychological Studies on War and Displacement
  • Childhood Stress and Protective Factors
  • Resilience
  • Trauma
  • Anthropological and Cultural Psychology
• PROVIDING PSYCHOSOCIAL ASSISTANCE
• REFERENCES
• Annotated Bibliography
• About the Authors

This study was supported by a grant to the National Academy of Sciences and the Joseph L. Mailman School of Public Health of Columbia University by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation. Any opinions, findings, conclusions, or recommendations expressed in this publication are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the view of the organizations or agencies that provided support for this project.

Suggested citation:

National Research Council. (2003). Psychosocial Concepts in Humanitarian Work with Children: A Review of the Concepts and Related Literature. Maryanne Loughry and Carola Eyber. Roundtable on the Demography of Forced Migration, Committee on Population, Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education and Program on Forced Migration and Health at the Joseph L. Mailman School of Public Health of Columbia University. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press.

NOTICE: The project that is the subject of this report was approved by the Governing Board of the National Research Council, whose members are drawn from the councils of the National Academy of Sciences, the National Academy of Engineering, and the Institute of Medicine. The members of the committee responsible for the report were chosen for their special competences and with regard for appropriate balance.