The Psychological First Aid Training Manual for Child Practitioners (PFA) was developed by Save the Children Denmark for the Child Protection Initiative, to facilitate training in psychological first aid with a focus on children. It is aimed at developing

Published 2017, the PFA one day programme manual is a condensed psychological first aid training based on the original two-day Psychological First Aid Training for Child Practitioners. It builds on adaptations of this manual in Japan, Denmark, Germany and

The PFA II, Dealing with traumatic responses in children manual provides guidance for staff working with children who are severely affected psychologically by acute crisis. It is not a clinical tool and does not in itself qualify staff to engage in clinic

Save the Children Sweden often receives questions about how to help children who have experienced difficult situations, what they need, and how they feel. This handbook discusses how children, who have had tough experiences, can feel and why they may beha

Published 2017, the German version of the Psychological First Aid Training Manual for Child Practitioners (PFA) is a condensed psychological first aid training based on the original two-day Psychological First Aid Training for Child Practitioners. It buil

One year on from the 2014 Israel–Gaza conflict, this briefing looks at the continuing impact of the conflict on children. Drawing on findings from interviews with more than 700 children and mothers, it focuses on the psychological effects of the conflict

Watch this video to learn more about the Psychological First Aid Training Manual from the experiences of Save the Children Child Protection specialists from around the world. The Psychological First Aid Training Manual for Child Practitioners (PFA) was de

Many who find themselves in the presence of children – school personnel, social workers, coaches, and parents – contact Save the Children wondering how they can talk with children about difficult things that have happened. It can be a big accident or a ca

Psychological First Aid (PFA) is a practical method for providing initial support to reduce stress for people in crisis situations. In recent years, Save the Children has helped to extend this approach specifically to children, with the aim of supporting

This issue of Forced Migration Review takes a closer look at the impact of the Syrian civil war. By August 2014, 6.45 million people were estimated to be displaced within Syria and 2.9 million exiled as refugees beyond Syria’s borders. These numbers repre