Abstract
Peer support is becoming an important strategy to help survivors of war-related violence recover from psychological trauma. After a short training in counseling techniques, peer-support workers seek out trauma survivors in the community and help them reintegrate into society, find work, engage in sports and come to terms with their traumatic memories. Peer-support programs incur costs related to transportation and communication, but support groups may recover some costs through income-generating projects.
Recommended Citation
Macauley, Cameron
(2011)
"Peer Support and Trauma Recovery,"
The Journal of ERW and Mine Action
: Vol. 15
:
Iss.
1
, Article 6.
Available at:
https://commons.lib.jmu.edu/cisr-journal/vol15/iss1/6
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