Web Resources

Weblinks for issues involving children and political violence

For links on international relations, political science, regions of the world, international organizations, and other general links not necessarily related to the issue of children and violence, visit the Poli-Sci links page

This page will be enhanced as the semester progresses. Below are links to information on the topic of children and war, organized around seven themes:

1. Sites with a broad variety of information
2. Stress and Children
3. Children's Literature,
4. The direct impact of political violence on children
5. Fear of war/terrorism
6. Human rights and the rights of the child
7. Peace studies/activism
8. Academic papers and websites

If you find a site that you believe should be listed here, please send a hyperlink of the site to scotterb@maine.edu.

GENERAL/BROAD INFORMATION

http://www.unicef.org/

The UNICEF site contains news, up to date information, and extensive links on all aspects of children and political violence. Here is UNICEF’s page on Iraq: http://www.unicef.org/emerg/iraq/

http://www.esrnational.org/sp/we/heal/guide.htm

A comprehensive site on children dealing with war and political violence.

http://www.icrc.org/eng/children

The international red cross's site on children in war; good, comprehensive information.

STRESS AND CHILDREN

www.kidshealth.org
Current information from KidsHealth on dealing with a terrorist tragedy.

www.psych.org
The American Psychiatric Association has a section on trauma, violence, and practical things that people can do to deal with reactions to trauma.

www.siu.edu/departments/bushea/stress.html
Provides links to variety of websites dealing with stress in adults and children.

www.preparerespondrecover.com/childrensneeds/
provides information about recognizing stress in children

www.mctf.org/parents/tips/stress/html

Provides information about coping with family and child stress, with tips for reducing stress for everyone

CHILDREN'S LITERATURE

http://www.joannecantor.com/childrenwarfear.html

This is the web page of a Professor Emerita from U. Wisconsin, discussing her books on helping children who fear war.

http://www.cynthialeitichsmith.com/healingus.html

This site provides an interesting bibliography of war and peace and children’s literature. This was developed in response to requests from teachers.

http://www.sol-plus.net/peace.htm

“Weapons of Mass Instruction” – this is another bibliography, this time of anti-war and pro-peace children’s literature.

http://www.wordpool.co.uk/ccb/war.htm

This is another site with information on children’s literature on war and peace.

THE DIRECT IMPACT OF POLITICAL VIOLENCE ON CHILDREN

http://www.warchild.org/

War Child Home page – links to case studies and considerable information about children in wars. Example of case from the Sudan: http://www.warchild.org/projects/shams.html

http://www.intac.com/~slalbert/athens.html

This is a link to an interesting conference report on children as soldiers – or as peacemakers.

http://www.web-light.nl/VISIE/extremedeformities.html

Disturbing report on birth defects in Iraq as a result of the wars. DO NOT GO TO THIS LINK IF YOU WILL BE OVERLY DISTURBED BY GRAPHIC PICTURES OF DEFORMED BABIES/CHILDREN

http://topics.developmentgateway.org/iraq?goo=314

Information about living conditions in Iraq; an emphasis is placed on quality of life issues, issues which affect families.

http://www.truthout.org/docs_04/072004A.shtml

Did American GI’s torture Iraqi children? Or jail children?: http://www.uslaboragainstwar.org/article.php?id=5890

http://www.savewarchildren.org/

This site is by a group focused on banning the use of depleted uranium shells.

http://www.ibiblio.org/prism/Mar97/iraq.html

This site goes into the impact of the 1991 war in Iraq on children.

http://www.iwpr.net/afghan_index1.html

This site is the Afghanistan focus of the institute for war and peace reporting. This site contains a lot of general information, but also links to information on families and children. Their Iraq site is: http://www.iwpr.net/iraq_index1.html

http://www.thechildrenofwar.org/

The children of war is a group focused on the war in Afghanistan and the plight of children there.

http://www.whitehouse.gov/afac/

This is the White House’s page on efforts in the US to support help for Afghan children.

http://www.un.org/rights/h_rights.htm

This is the UN page on the impact of armed conflict on children.

FEAR OF WAR AND TERRORISM

http://www.ces.purdue.edu/terrorism/

This site contains information on talking to children about terrorism, including audio and video clips, and information about helping children in stress. It also has links to sources for dealing with children of military families.

http://www.nasponline.org/NEAT/children_war_general.html

This site from the National Association of School Psychologists has considerable information about children’s fear of war and terrorism.

http://www.aboutourkids.org/aboutour/articles/war.html

This from the NYU Child Study Center deals with talking to children about war and terrorism. This site from the same organization deals specifically with the war in Iraq: http://www.aboutourkids.org/aboutour/articles/war_iraq.html

http://www.peace-action.org/home/children.html

This site provides practical tips on how to help children deal with war, and is part of a website of an organization dedicated to practical peaceful alternatives to war.

HUMAN RIGHTS AND THE RIGHTS OF THE CHILD

http://www.hrw.org/children/

This is the “Human Rights Watch” page on the rights of children.

http://www.savethechildren.ca/en/whoweare/whounrights.html

This provides the United Nations convention on the rights of children. For more detail and other links, the UN page is: http://www.unicef.org/crc/crc.htm

http://www.crin.org/

This is the home page of the child rights information network.

http://www.pdhre.org/rights/children.html

This is a link to the people’s movement for human rights education, focusing on the rights of children.

http://www.un.org/rights/h_rights.htm

This is the UN page on the impact of armed conflict on children.

http://www.amnestyusa.org/children/

This is amnesty international’s page on human rights for children.

http://globetrotter.berkeley.edu/PubEd/EdModule/violations/kidsrights.html

This page from U C Berkeley has links to good information about children’s rights.

http://www.un.org/Photos/childnew.htm

This site provides photos of children world wide, via the UN, and links to information on children’s human rights.

http://www.unhchr.ch/html/menu2/isschild.htm

This is the children’s rights page from the High Commissioner on Human Rights at the UN.

http://www1.umn.edu/humanrts/instree/k2crc.htm - Actual document of the convention on the rights of the child; also the page on human rights in general has excellent links: http://www1.umn.edu/humanrts/index.html

PEACE STUDIES/ACTIVISM

http://www.ppu.org.uk/chidren/

The focus here is peace; dealing with children in war, and considering ways to promote peace. Good information on the rights of children (links to documents), and the role of media, television, and the like.

http://www.ppu.org.uk/peacematters/pm2000/pm2000_32.html

Peace Matters web site; interesting and moving descriptions of the impact of war on children, plus links to other information on war and peace studies/activism.

http://www.anothermother.org/

This is the site for "Another mother for peace," a grassroots peace activist organization.

http://www.gng.org/

This is a link from an organization called 'global nomads group,' which claims to have the goal of fostering dialogue world wide amongst children.

http://www.peacenowar.net/

Peace, no war, only love can conquer hate...this is a peace activist site, with interesting links. It's a bit disjointed though, and you have to search for specifics on children.

http://www.freethechildren.org/

This is the main page for "free the children," an organization which claims to be devoted to having children help children.

http://www.afsc.org/ - Work by the "Quakers" in helping war torn regions.

ACADEMIC LINKS

http://www.blackwellpublishing.com/Book.asp?ref=1557863512

This is just a link to a book from Blackwell Publishing called “Children and Political Violence.”

http://www.csvr.org.za/papers/papgib.htm

This is an academic paper on the indirect effects of political violence on children, asking the question “does violence beget violence.”

http://www.icomm.ca/ccvt/political.html

This also links to an academic piece on the impact of political violence on children’s development.

http://www.merip.org/mer/mer216/216_zalman.html

This is another academic piece, focused on the Mideast, about the impact of political violence more generally, but including information about children.