Long-term Psychological Help Needed for Abandoned CAR Children

Continued fighting and displacement in the Central African Republic (CAR) has left tens of thousands of abandoned and severely traumatized children in critical need of mental health care, says the international organization, SOS Children’s Villages.   SOS Children’s Villages officials say children in the CAR are showing signs of emotional trauma during months of internal warfare. The children experience terrifying thoughts when they sleep at night, during the day they play violent war...

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