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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Main Author:	Hinkel, Harald
Format:	Working Paper
Language:	English en_US
Published:	World Bank, Washington, DC 2016
Subjects:	reintegration ex-combatants PTSD mental health psychosocial issues
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

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spelling	okr-10986-238422021-04-23T14:04:17Z The War Within : A Critical Examination of Psychosocial Issues and Interventions in DDR Hinkel, Harald reintegration ex-combatants PTSD mental health psychosocial issues 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. 2016-03-03T20:18:30Z 2016-03-03T20:18:30Z 2013-07 Working Paper http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2016/01/25831012/war-within-critical-examination-psychosocial-issues-interventions-ddr http://hdl.handle.net/10986/23842 English en_US CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Publications & Research Publications & Research :: Working Paper Rwanda Somalia
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description	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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title	The War Within : A Critical Examination of Psychosocial Issues and Interventions in DDR
title_short	The War Within : A Critical Examination of Psychosocial Issues and Interventions in DDR
title_full	The War Within : A Critical Examination of Psychosocial Issues and Interventions in DDR
title_fullStr	The War Within : A Critical Examination of Psychosocial Issues and Interventions in DDR
title_full_unstemmed	The War Within : A Critical Examination of Psychosocial Issues and Interventions in DDR
title_sort	war within : a critical examination of psychosocial issues and interventions in ddr
publisher	World Bank, Washington, DC
publishDate	2016
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The War Within : A Critical Examination of Psychosocial Issues and Interventions in DDR

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