Evolution of Family Policies in Post-Conflict Sierra Leone |
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Authors: | A M Akinsulure-Smith Hawthorne E Smith |
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Institution: | (1) Department of Psychology, The City College of New York, New York, NY 10031, USA;(2) The Bellevue/NYU Program for Survivors of Torture, New York, NY, USA |
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Abstract: | We examined the development of family policy in post-conflict Sierra Leone. The article begins with a review of the history
of family policies in Sierra Leone in the context of the country’s recent turbulence and the challenges faced by the legal
system in consistently addressing the needs of family members. We then discuss recent post-conflict government initiatives
aimed at supporting and enhancing the well being of Sierra Leonean families. The article concludes with recommendations, for
government and nongovernment organizations (international and local), as well as clinicians and researchers, aimed at protecting
and promoting the family as an institution in which the needs of both the family unit and its individual members are met. |
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