Includes bibliographical references and index.

A culture-based, integrative approach : helping war-affected children / Kathleen Kostelny -- What is family? : the nature and function of families in times of conflict / Alastair Ager -- Running scared : when children become separated in emergencies / Amy Hepburn -- Girlhoods stolen : the plight of girl soldiers during and after armed conflict / Susan McKay -- Education and hope : a psychosocial assessment of Palestinian children / Cairo Arafat and Thahabieh Musleh -- Silenced voices? : youth and peer relationships in armed conflict and its aftermath / Siobhán McEvoy-Levy -- When former child soldiers grow up : the keys to reintegration and reconciliation / Neil Boothby -- A living wage : the importance of livelihood in reintegrating former child soldiers / Michael Wessells -- Religion as resource and risk : the double-edged sword for children in situations of armed conflict / Michael Wessells and Alison Strang -- Layers of support : the social ecology of protecting children in war / Carl Triplehorn and Catherine Chen.

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