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Publication Date: 2009-Aug-15
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Listening to Children's Voices: Literature and the Arts as Means of Responding to the Effects of War, Terrorism, and Disaster
Gangi, Jane M.; Barowsky, Ellis
Childhood Education, v85 n6 p357 Aug 2009
More and more children are forced to deal with crushing hardships. The responsibilities of adults worldwide to attend to the affected children have never been greater. In this article, the authors first give an overview of the psychological risks for children who experience war, terrorism, and disaster. They then listen to the voices of children through their literature.
Descriptors: Children, Terrorism, Risk, Mental Health, War, Natural Disasters, Childhood Attitudes, Childrens Literature, Art
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Language: English
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