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War Child Offers Children in West Bank a Mental Health Lifeline
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18 August 2022Children in the occupied Palestinian territory are facing new levels of depression and anxiety. Yet, due to a multitude of factors, most suffer in silence. To prevent children from falling through the cracks, War Child has developed an intervention - now active in 100 schools across the West Bank.
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War Child Continues Collaboration With Palestinian Civil Society
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10 November 2021Six prominent Palestinian organisations, known for their human rights and social work, have been designated as terrorists by Israel. Our long-standing partner Defence for Children International – Palestine is one of them. War Child is continuing to work with Palestinian civil society to support children affected by the conflict.
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Our Annual Report: Accelerating Our Response to the Mental Health Crisis
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03 June 2020A record 149 million children and young people worldwide live with the direct effects of violence and armed conflict. The vast majority of them - an estimated 84 million children - experience significant psychological problems as a result of their exposure to this violent instability. Yet an estimated 95 per cent of these children receive no mental health support at all - due in part to a critical absence of humanitarian funding. We worked to bridge the gap in 2019 - and these efforts are laid out in our new Annual Report.
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Shielding Children and Communities from the Coronavirus Pandemic
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26 March 2020War Child works in countries where life-sustaining services are disrupted by armed conflict. We are now adapting our activities to meet the fresh challenge posed by the coronavirus pandemic. Find out how we are working to ensure children are protected - with help from Afrobeat star Check-B Magic…
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