I still have not heard back from anyone, so I went to Harvard University's "Global Children's Initiative" website.
The information that I explored was the article, "Studying the Effects of Global Adversity, Two Generations at a Time". The article states that when humanitarian crises hit around the world, nongovernmental organizations rush into the fray, intensively focused on urgent survival needs, not necessarily on longer-term impacts that may take an even greater toll on the country and its citizens. Theresa Betancourt, a Center-affiliated faculty member who studies children in adversity and has worked alongside NGOs, wants to help them see that farther horizon: Combining short-term survival efforts with attention to children’s developmental needs only magnifies the long-range benefits for individuals and societies.
I also learned that NGO is studying both former child soldiers in Sierra Leone and children who's parents have or had HIV/AIDS in Rwanda in order to learn more about the global mental health of children.
I think that this website is a great resource and has wonderful information about global issues that need to be supported and taught.
Resource
Harvard University's "Global Children's Initiative" website
http://developingchild.harvard.edu/initiatives/global/
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