Healing the mental scars of violence in northeastern Nigeria

It began as a hot autumn day like any other for Aisha (pseudonym). The girl with big eyes was looking out of the window of her house, watching a group of men approach her brothers who were harvesting crops. Aisha thought they were family friends because they came up close to her siblings. Her mother Gaji was doing her household chores when she heard her 13-year-old daughter let out a piercing scream.
Source: WHO Feature Stories - Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: emergencies [subject], emergency preparedness, crises, emergency preparedness, mental health [subject], mental health promotion, violence [subject], violence prevention, African Region [region], Feature [doctype], Nigeria [country] Source Type: news