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Deaf children in Gaza use art therapy to cope with war trauma
4/3/2015
GAZA CITY (Ma'an) -- Deaf children traumatized by Israel's 51-day assault on Gaza are receiving therapy at the Atfaluna Society to cope with psychological issues caused by living through such high-intensity conflict.
Fifty days of bloody fighting in and around the war-torn Gaza Strip cost the lives of nearly 500 children, and turned hundreds more into orphans.
With an already severe shortage in facilities to treat both adults and children in Gaza traumatized by war, deaf children face extra hurdles in receiving treatment to help them cope with their experiences of the conflict.
The UN estimates that 373,000 children require psychological support as a result of the conflict.
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