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Strengths-based community action as a source of resilience for children affected by armed conflict

Psychosocial and mental health supports for war-affected children frequently are limited by a deficits focus. Current research and practice indicate the value of a strengths-based approach that supports children's resilience and supports a positive environment for children and builds on existin...

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Autor principal: Wessells, M. G.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Cambridge University Press 2016
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5314737/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28596870
http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/gmh.2015.23
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description Psychosocial and mental health supports for war-affected children frequently are limited by a deficits focus. Current research and practice indicate the value of a strengths-based approach that supports children's resilience and supports a positive environment for children and builds on existing strengths. This paper analyzes how community-based child protection mechanisms are a cornerstone of prevention efforts, and views community-based action as a particularly valuable source for strengths-based support for war-affected children. It shows how collective planning and action on behalf of vulnerable children create high levels of community ownership and effective, sustainable supports for children. It suggests that significant work lies ahead in strengthening the evidence base regarding the effectiveness of strengths-based approaches and in transforming practice away from expert-driven approaches toward community-driven action.
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spelling pubmed-53147372017-06-08 Strengths-based community action as a source of resilience for children affected by armed conflict Wessells, M. G. Glob Ment Health (Camb) Brief Report Psychosocial and mental health supports for war-affected children frequently are limited by a deficits focus. Current research and practice indicate the value of a strengths-based approach that supports children's resilience and supports a positive environment for children and builds on existing strengths. This paper analyzes how community-based child protection mechanisms are a cornerstone of prevention efforts, and views community-based action as a particularly valuable source for strengths-based support for war-affected children. It shows how collective planning and action on behalf of vulnerable children create high levels of community ownership and effective, sustainable supports for children. It suggests that significant work lies ahead in strengthening the evidence base regarding the effectiveness of strengths-based approaches and in transforming practice away from expert-driven approaches toward community-driven action. Cambridge University Press 2016-01-21 /pmc/articles/PMC5314737/ /pubmed/28596870 http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/gmh.2015.23 Text en © The Author(s) 2016 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ This is an Open Access article, distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution licence (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/), which permits unrestricted re-use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
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Strengths-based community action as a source of resilience for children affected by armed conflict
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title_short Strengths-based community action as a source of resilience for children affected by armed conflict
title_sort strengths-based community action as a source of resilience for children affected by armed conflict
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5314737/
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