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Ager, A. (2005). Developing an intervention protocol for psychosocial intervention in complex emergencies. In G. Reyes (Ed.), Handbook of Disaster Psychology. Kluwer.

Ager, A. & Ager, C. (2008). Children’s issues in Malawi. In I. Epstein & L. Arnston (Eds.), Children’s Issues Worldwide: Sub-Saharan Africa (pp.301-320). Greenwood: Westport.

Ager, A, Bernard, A, Richter, K & Isarabhakdi, P (2009). Children and the 2004 Indian Ocean Tsunami: An Evaluation of UNICEF’s Response in Thailand (2004-2008). New York: UNICEF Evaluation Office.

Ager, A., Boothby, N., & Bremer, M. (2009). Using the framework of the ‘protective environment’ to analyze the protection needs of children in Darfur. Disasters, 33 (4), 548-573.

Ager, A., Boothby, N, & Wessells, M. (2007). The use of consensus methodology in determining key research and practice development questions in the field of intervention with children associated with fighting forces. Intervention, 5(2): 124-129.

Ager, A. & Strang, A. (2008). Understanding Integration: A Conceptual Framework. Journal of Refugee Studies, 21(2), 166-191. doi: 10.1093/jrs/fen016

Ager, A., Strang, A., & Wessells, M. (2006). Integrating psychosocial issues in humanitarian and development assistance: a response to Williamson and Robinson. Intervention, 4(1), 29-31.

Ager, A., Stark, L., Akesson, B., & Boothby, N. Defining best practice in care and protection of children in crisis-affected settings: a Delphi Study of Expert Practitioners. Child Development. (in press – 2010).

Akesson, B. (2008). Addressing the psychosocial needs of pregnant women affected by war: program approaches and program gaps. Refuge, 25 (1), 55-59.

Armstrong, J. & Ager, A. (2006). Physiotherapy in Afghanistan: an analysis of current challenges. Disability and Rehabilitation, 28(5), 315-22.

Boothby, N. (2006). What happens when child soldiers crow up? The Mozambique case study. Intervention, 4(3), 244-59.

Boothby, N. (2008). Political violence and development: an ecological approach to children in war zones. Child and Adolescent Psychiatric Clinics of North America, 17 (3), 497-514. doi:10.1016/j.chc.2008.02.004

Boothby, N. (2009). Children and the 2004 Indian Ocean Tsunami: An Evaluation of UNICEF’s Protection Response in Aceh Indonesia (2004-2008). New York: UNICEF Evaluation Office.

Boothby, N. (2009). Children and the 2004 Indian Ocean Tsunami: An Evaluation of UNICEF’s Protection Response in the Maldives (2004-2008). New York: UNICEF Evaluation Office.

Boothby, N. (2009). Children and the 2004 Indian Ocean Tsunami: An Evaluation of UNICEF’s Protection Response in Sri Lanka (2004-2008). New York: UNICEF Evaluation Office.

Boothby, N., Ager, A., & Ager, W. (2007). Guide to the evaluation of psychosocial programming in emergencies. New York, NY: Report for UNICEF from the Program on Forced Migration and Health at Columbia University’s Mailman School of Public Health.

Boothby, N., Crawford, J., & Halperin, J. (2006). Mozambique child soldier life outcome study: Lessons learned in rehabilitation and reintegration efforts. Global Public Health – An International Journal for Research, Policy and Practice, 1(1): 87-107.

Boothby, N., Crawford, J., & Mamade, A. (2008). Mozambican child soldier life outcome study.  In B. K. Barber (Ed.), Adolescents and War: How Youth Deal with Political Violence (238-254). New York: Oxford University Press.

Boothby, N. & Melvin, C.H. (in press). Towards best practice in school-based psychosocial programming: A survey of current approaches. In Mollica, R (Ed.), Refugee Mental Health, Vanderbilt University Press.

Boothby, N., Newman, J., Tanabe, M., Prowitt-Smith, L., Ager, A., & Wessells, M. (2006). Assessment and evaluation of psychosocial programming for crisis-affected children: a good practice initiative. New York, NY: Report for UNICEF from the Program on Forced Migration and Health at Columbia University’s Mailman School of Public Health.

Boothby, N., Stark, L., Simmons, K., and Chu, E. (2009). Child Protection Information Management Mapping: Towards a Data Surveillance System in Indonesia. UNICEF Indonesia.

Boothby, N., Strang, A., & Wessells, M. (Eds.) (2006). A world turned upside down: Social ecological approaches to children in war zones. Bloomfield: Kumarian Press.

Boothby, N. & Veatch, M. (2007). Community mental health treatment, protection and promotion for women and children in Aceh: Findings from an evaluation of programs supported by the Health Services Program. New York, NY: Report from the Program on Forced Migration and Health at Columbia University’s Mailman School of Public Health.

Kostelny, K. & Wessells, M. G. (2006). From rhetoric to rights: Making child protection a reality in Afghanistan. Kapet, 2(1): 21 – 33.

Loughry, M., Ager, A., Flouri, E., Khamis, V., Afana, A.H., & Oouta, S. (2006). The impact of structured activities among Palestinian children in a conflict. Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, 47(12), 1211-8.

Meyer, C. (2005). “In need of protection”: Addressing sexual assault against women and girls associated with the collection of firewood in refugee camps in sub-Saharan Africa. Paper presented at “Caught in the Crossfire: The Effects of War on Women and Girls” Conference, New York, NY.

Meyer, C. (2007). Livelihoods and protection for conflict-affected children and youth: A literature review. New York, NY: Program on Forced Migration and Health at Columbia University’s Mailman School of Public Health.

Olsen, J., Stark, L., Boothby, N., and Ager, A. (2008). The impact of programming supporting the reintegration of girls formerly abducted by armed groups in Sierra Leone. Manuscript submitted for publication.

Program on Forced Migration and Health. (2008). Household livelihoods in crisis situations: What do we know and need to learn about economic interventions for child protection and well-being [Meeting Summary]. Workshop on “Household Livelihoods in Crisis Situations: What Do We Need to Know and Need to Learn About Economic Interventions for Child Protection and Well-Being: A Program Learning Initiative”, Kampala, Uganda.

Program on Forced Migration and Health. (2006). Care and protection of children in crisis affected countries: a good practice – policy change initiative. Workshop Report: New York, NY.
Roberts, LF. (2009). A plea for cost-effectiveness, or at least avoiding public health malpractice. Am J Public Health, 99 (9), 1546-1548.
Roe, M., Wessells, M., & McKay, S. (2009). Pioneers in peace psychology: M. Brewster Smith. Peace and Conflict: Journal of Peace Psychology, 14, 345-363.

Ruwanpura, E., Mercer, S.W., Ager, A. & Duveen, G. (2006). Cultural and spiritual constructions of mental distress and associated coping mechanisms of Tibetans in exile: implications for Western interventions. Journal of Refugee Studies, 19(2):187-202; doi:10.1093/jrs/fej018

Stark, L. (2006). Cleansing the wounds of war: an examination of traditional healing, psychosocial health and reintegration in Sierra Leone. Intervention, 4(3), 206-18.

Stark, L. (2006). Community acceptance of former child soldiers: literature review and summary analysis. The Community Psychologist, 39(4).

Stark, L. (2009). Victims of conflict: rehabilitation. International Encyclopedia of Peace. Oxford: Oxford University Press.

Stark, L., Ager, A., Wessells, M. & Boothby, N. (2009). Developing culturally relevant indicators of reintegration for girls formerly associated with armed groups in Sierra Leone using a participative ranking methodology. Intervention: International Journal of Mental Health, Psychosocial Work and Counselling in Areas of Armed Conflict, 7(1), 4-16.

Stark, L., Boothby, N. & Ager, A. (2009). The Reintegration of Children Associated with Fighting Forces: Ten Years on From Cape Town, Disasters, 33 (4), 522-547.

Stark, L., Roberts, L., Wheaton, W., Acham, A., Boothby, N., & Ager, A. (2009). Measuring violence against women amidst war and displacement in Northern Uganda. The Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health.

Tsuchida, D. (2006). Hidden among the shadows: a literature review of girl mothers associated with armed forces. Unpublished manuscript.

Warner, A., Roberts, L., Stark, L., Lehman, H., Boothby, N., & Ager, A. (2008). Use of “Neighborhood Method” to assess violence against women and girls in Liberia. Manuscript submitted for publication.

Wessells, M. (2006). Child soldiers: From violence to protection (1st ed.). Boston: Harvard University Press.

Wessells, M. (2007). Post-conflict healing and reconstruction for peace: The power of social mobilization. In J. White & A. J. Marsella (Eds.), Fear of persecution: Global human rights, international law and human well-being (257-278) New York: Lexington.

Wessells, M. (2008). Do no harm: Challenges in organizing psychosocial support. Refuge, 25 (1), 6-14.

Wessells, M. (2009).  Do no harm: Toward contextually appropriate psychosocial support in international emergencies. American Psychologist. 64(8), 842-854.

Wessells, M. (2009). Community reconciliation and post-conflict reconstruction for peace. In J. DeRivera (Ed.), Handbook on building a culture of peace (349-361). New York: Springer.

Wessells, M. (2009). The recruitment and use of girls in armed forces and armed groups in Angola: Implications for ethical research and reintegration. In S. Gates & S. Reich (Eds.), Child soldiers in the age of fractured states. Pittsburgh: University of Pittsburgh Press.

Wessells, M. (2009). Supporting the mental health and psychosocial well-being of former child soldiers. Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, 48 (6), 587-590.

Wessells, M. (2009). Youth in combat. In R. Schweder (Ed.), The Child: An Encyclopedic Companion (179-181). Chicago: University of Chicago Press.

Wessells, M. & Dawes, A. (2007). Macro-level interventions: Psychology, social policy, and societal influence processes. In M. Stevens & U. Gielen (Eds.), Toward a global psychology: Theory, research, intervention, and pedagogy (267-298). Mahwah, NJ: Erlbaum.

Wessells, M., & Kostelny, K. (2009). Youth soldiering: An integrated framework for understanding psychosocial impact. In B. Barber (Ed.), Adolescents and war: How youth deal with political violence (105-122). New York: Oxford University Press.

Wilson, A.K. (2007). Evaluation of Save the Children in Uganda’s pilot phase of the child resilience program in schools in northern Uganda. New York, NY: Report from the Program on Forced Migration and Health at Columbia University’s Mailman School of Public Health.