Children and War Foundation

Children and War Foundation

The Children and War Foundation was established based on a need for simple screening measures and evidence-based interventions for traumatized children after war and disaster situations. Since 2000, the Foundation has developed several screening measures, manuals, trained more than 400 intervenors and supported research projects that evaluate our treatment tools. The manuals are presently being used in countries on several continents.

Mission statement

The Foundation shall work to aid and support children who are affected by war, warlike situations and disasters as well as their families through the following activities:

  • promote and support research concerning the short- and long-term effects of such events
  • develop, maintain, and implement manuals and instruments that may be used to help children and their families
  • promote the implementation of research based methods to help children and their families

The Foundation shall work to obtain grants, contributions and other kinds of financial support from various financial sources. Such economic resources allocated to support relevant research projects shall be based on the assumption that these projects often will be very long term.

The Foundation shall make results of the research available to the public, thus increasing the general and international understanding of the effects of war, warlike situations and disasters on children and their families.

The Foundation shall make the manuals available to the public and administer training in the use and implementation of the manuals on a cost only basis.

The Foundation shall work to minimise its own costs, and ensure that the grants and contributions, shall be allocated to the activities mentioned above. 

Summary of relevant work

The development and work of the Foundation has been outlined in the following published paper:

Yule, W., Dyregrov, A., Raundalen, M., & Smith, P. (2013). Children and War: Past and present. The work of the Children and War Foundation. European Journal of Psychotraumatology, 4: 18424 - http://dx.doi.org/10.3402/ejpt.v4i0.18424

Seeking collaboration with

Experts by experience/service users
Researchers

Details

Approach(es)
Empowerment and service user involvement
Prevention and promotion
Training, education and capacity building
Treatment, care and rehabilitation
Disorder(s)
Depression/anxiety/stress-related disorders
Region(s)
Africa
Asia
Central America and the Caribbean
Europe
Middle East
North America
Oceania
South America
Population(s)
Children and adolescents
Families and carers
Humanitarian and conflict health
Setting(s)
Community
Country(s)
Norway
United Kingdom