Studies explore effects of war on former child soldiers

Thursday, July 15, 2010 - 10:15 in Psychology & Sociology

Despite international bans, more than 250,000 children fight as soldiers in 86 countries across the globe, almost half of them in Africa. Two new studies explored how these children adjust after they return to their homes. Key to successful adaptation, the studies found, was the characteristics of the communities to which the children returned...

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