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ISSA and War Child join forces in new partnership initiative
Training of Trainers: Foundational training on psychological first aid and trauma-informed practices
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Foundational training on psychological first aid (PFA) and trauma-informed practices for young children and their caregivers
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Sharing and learning: Advice from the war in Nagorno-Karabakh
ISSA Members all over Europe are working hard to support children and families who have been affected by the war in Ukraine. The “Step by Step” Benevolent Foundation (SBSBF) in Armenia has recent first-hand experience with a conflict situation, having assisted many refugee children and families during the war in Nagorno-Karabakh in 2020.
Continuing to learn and play amid disruption
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Children’s long term success at school is influenced as much by social, emotional and self-regulation skills as by academic skills and knowledge. The overall goal of SEED was to improve psychosocial well-being and healthy development of young children (2,5 to 6 years old), with an emphasis on those growing up in difficult circumstances such as children on the move, children with a low socio-economic status or children victims or witnesses of domestic violence. We did this by conducting a country level screening of psychosocial well-being of 5-year-old children in 5 countries in Europe.
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As asylum seekers and refugees have arrived in significant numbers in Europe and North America in recent years, many countries have struggled to address the newcomers’ basic reception needs and provide effective integration services. Young children comprise a substantial share of these arrivals, and many have experienced significant trauma and stress that pose serious risks to their cognitive, psychosocial, and physical development.
