I was just watching the 1130 news and a story grabbed my interest, it was about a man, who has started giving some of the surving children from the war in iraq psychological treatment. He was saying that even thought they have survied, this generation has watched more rape, murder and horrific crimes against humanity than most. One girl said she was kidnapped from her school and forced to watch her close friends being raped, and then murdered. She slept next to her best friends dead body. To me, i find this inconcievable. I cannot imagine watching all of my best friends being raped and then murdered and being completly helpless. Incidently many of the children who have seen such horrific things as this find it too much to go to school, as they associate school with death and murder and rape. I suppose that this is something that, as 'psychologists in training' we all need to be aware of, the bigger picture. Our skills are needed in many countries to help the next generation, in this case the 'free-er' generation, deal with the horrible things that they have seen and watched happen to their friends and loved ones and even strangers, in order for them to create a better society. Feel free to comment, this was just something that i came across and i guess it just made me sad. Ive posted some links for furter reading if your interested.
http://www.operationiraqichildren.org/
http://www.rferl.org/featuresarticle/2007/03/c7485fca-6cc3-4611-90af-3d55686b3540.html
Interestingly, when typing 'helping the children in Iraq psychologically' into google, the first entry that comes up is about children in america watching violent images of the war in iraq, and the effects that this has on them. NOT the effects that the traumatic events have on the children in iraq who see them FIRST HAND. This really frustrates, and angers me.
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Hi,
Firstly, thank you for commenting on my blog. I am actually a believer of the whole opposite attract theory, so stay tuned and i will explore the theory and post some of the findings on my blog.
As for your blog posting... I found it really sad. We just don't realise how lucky we are in Australia, but reading that article really hit me hard. I am glad that there are people out there willing to help.
Also, i can't believe that about the google search engine... how bad is that.
Look forward to reading more on your blog.
Emma
what you have said about your google search really is sad. Apparently it is all about the US and what is happening in the US and to its people. The others really don't matter do they. I would be interested to see if the author of the article was American. i would not be surprised if they were. Is it so hard for them to conceive that someone else, someone diferent from them may actually be suffering.
hello sorry this does not relate to your blog - i am just answering your question from my blot (kayeb.blogspot.com)
hi kelg85 - you have a good point...for the purposes of this poll though i would think in light of what you have told me, that you would select "yes". i personally don't think you need to go to church/etc to be religious, i personally think it is more the belief that counts. thanks!
Increasing numbers of children in Iraq do not have enough food to eat and more than a quarter are chronically undernourished. Malnutrition rates in children under five have almost doubled since the US-led invasion - to nearly 8% by the end of last year.
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