The War Within : A Critical Examination of Psychosocial Issues and Interventions in DDR
This paper will explore a variety of psychosocial issues in DDR impacting on ex-combatants as well as communities affected by violence, and put forth recommendations for improving psychosocial support in future DDR programming. Part one presents ba...
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| Format: | Working Paper |
| Language: | English en_US |
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World Bank, Washington, DC
2016
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| Online Access: | http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2016/01/25831012/war-within-critical-examination-psychosocial-issues-interventions-ddr http://hdl.handle.net/10986/23842 |
| Summary: | This paper will explore a variety of
psychosocial issues in DDR impacting on ex-combatants as
well as communities affected by violence, and put forth
recommendations for improving psychosocial support in future
DDR programming. Part one presents background information
for contextual understanding of the challenges faced by
ex-combatants and community members affected by
conflict-related trauma, including ways in which
psychosocial problems present in the lives of ex-combatants,
the short and long-term impacts of trauma on the
violence-affected individual, and the costs of not
addressing this critical issue. Part two explores key
approaches and interventions, particularly in Somaliland and
Rwanda, attempted by DDR implementers and the results of
such interventions. Finally, part three describes key
challenges in addressing psychosocial issues in DDR and puts
forth a set of recommendations based on the contextual
understanding of the issue and the real-world application of
development interventions. |
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