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In these times of uncertainty, conflict and health issues the WFMH is making material available to help inform and educate on issues related to mental health. Please use what you can to help educate your communities… Helping Children Deal with Grief and Loss Children and adolescents experience grief and loss for all the same reasons as adults. They may also experience these same feelings for reasons… In Times of Conflict, Dont forget the Children Promoting positive mental health and the well being of children, adolescents and their families should be a high priority for governments, human service organizations… The future of our society depends on the emotional health of our young people. However, many children have adolescent and behavioral problems that interfere with healthy development… Convention on the Rights of the Child The Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC) is the first international and legally binding document addressing a full range of human rights for children and adolescents. Adopted by the U.N. General Assembly in November 1989, and ratified by every country except Somalia and the United States, it is the most widely ratified treaty in existence… 2002 WMHDAY Global Education Packet Planning Kit Contents…The Effects of Trauma & Violence on Children & Adolescents Children and Trauma Fact Sheet PTSD may develop in children. Their responses to trauma may, however, differ in important ways to those seen in adults… Understanding and Responding to the Psychological Needs of Trafficked Children There are between 1 and 2 millon women and children trafficked worldwide each year constituting the third largest source of funding for organized crime The Mental Health of Refugee Children and Adolescents Refugee children and adolescents face a myriad of challenges in their home countries such as the following International Media Reporting Guidelines on ADHD (English) ADHD:The Hope Behind the Hype… French….Spanish…German
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