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    Experiences of forced mothers in northern Uganda: the legacy of war
    (Intervention, 2013) Akello, Grace
    From 1986^2007, the Lord’s Resistance Army in£icted severe su¡ering on civilians in northern Uganda through indiscriminate killing and child abductions. While both abducted boys and girls were trained to use arms, girls were commonly distributed among commanders as forced ‘wives’. These traumatised girls and young women (both pregnant and ‘forced mothers’) were retained in rehabilitation centres longer than any other excombatants. While they may have been accorded special privileges in the centres, after reintegration, their home communities stigmatised and discriminated against both mothers and children.This paper discusses the experiences of forced mothers and their children, while at rehabilitation centres, and through the reintegration process. Additionally, it examines how communities should be stimulated to view forced mothers and their children as survivors of multiple human rights violations.
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    The first decade of Intervention: facts, figures & trends
    (Intervention, 2013) Berg, Simon van den; Akello, Grace; Sonpar, Shobna
    This paper aims to explore trends in developments in content and authors’ locations and perspectives in ‘Intervention, the International Journal of Mental Health, Psychosocial Work and Counselling in Areas of Armed Conflict’, from 2003 to 2012. Over this 10 year period, Intervention has published 139 peer reviewed articles, 73 ¢eld reports, 36 book reviews and 33 debate papers.The articles cover academic expertise, practical experience and debates on mental health and psychosocial interventions in the aftermath of both natural, and man made, disasters. The authors of most papers (61%) originated from developed countries, versus 28% from low and middle income countries.Thematic analysis of the content of peer reviewed articles reveals shifting consensus and emerging new debates on mental health and psychosocial interventions. In the first years of Intervention, individual therapeutic approaches were more prominent than in later years, which saw more attention given to community based approaches. Another emerging theme is the trend to involve ‘beneficiaries’ in planning and evaluation of programmes, through participatory approaches. A significant number of peer reviewed papers (28%) describe policy development issues, such as guidelines (IASC) and processes of integration of mental health into general health care systems in post conflict settings. Recommendations are that the editorial priorities for the next years should continue strategies for increasing submissions from authors originating from areas rejected by conflict, and increasing inclusion of perspectives of those who have experienced extreme events.
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    Reintegration of former child soldiers in northern Uganda: Coming to terms with children's agency and accountability
    (Intervention, 2006) Akello, Grace; Richters, Annemiek; Reis, Ria
    Reintegration processes of formerly abducted children have yielded limited success in northern Uganda. The article seeks answers to the question why reintegration processes in the area have failed. The approach of one Christian non-governmental organization towards reintegration is compared with the ideas and strategies of formerly abducted child soldiers and people in their communities on how best to deal with their violent past.