Child Protection for the Youngest Children Affected by Emergencies

• 2023

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• Alisha Parikh

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This document focuses on early childhood development in crisis, how violent environments impact young children, who is responsible for protecting young children in emergencies, how to create protective environments in emergencies, programming approaches that build resilience, and what humanitarian actors can do to protect young children. It discusses how child protection is critical to preventing lifelong consequences for young children exposed to violence and trauma during emergencies.
Resource 7 of Young Children in Crisis Settings

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Focus Areas: Trauma; Violence

Audiences: Behavioral Health Professionals; Emergency Managers; Nurses; Physicians; Public Health Professionals

Emergency Management Stages: Mitigation; Preparedness (Prevention / Protection)

Keywords: Child Care; Child Development; Psychology, Child; Child Welfare; Child, Preschool; Crisis Intervention; Mental Health; Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic; Stress Disorders, Traumatic; Stress, Psychological; Violence; Resilience, Psychological; War Exposure; Emergencies

Institutions: Moving Minds Alliance; Unbounded Associates

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