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Document Source: National Coalition for Haitian Rights
Year: 2002
Language: English
Categories: Restavek
Tags: abuse, adolescent, culture, narrative
Ti moun se bèt,” (Children are animals) or so the saying goes. When I was a child, I preferred to think of this proverb as a kind of endearing pejorative, something an exasperated adult might say after a child had made a really bad mess. However, as I grew older, it became apparent that not …
2002 – Restavek No More by Jocelyn McCalla Read More »
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Document Source: Henry Perry, MD
Year: 2007
Language:
Categories: Restavek
Tags: analysis, psychology, statistics
During the past half-century, numerous advances in medicine and public health have been introduced into local health programs throughout the world. The under-5 mortality rate (the risk of death from birth until the fifth birthday) in developing countries fell by 47% (from 167 deaths per 1000 live births to 89 deaths per 1000 live births) …
2007 – Reductions Mortality Children Rural Haiti Health System Impoverished Read More »
Document Source: Cell Press
Year: 2011
Language: English
Categories: Restavek
Tags: analysis, psychology
Midbrain dopamine (DA) neurons are not homogeneous but differ in their molecular properties and responses to external stimuli. We examined whether the modulation of excitatory synapses onDAneurons by rewarding or aversive stimuli depends on the brain area to which these DA neurons project.Weidentified DA neuron subpopulations in slices after injection of ‘‘Retrobeads’’ into single target …
Document Source: Joy Gabrielli
Year: 2010
Language: English
Categories: Restavek
Tags: analysis, earthquake, statistics
The 2010 earthquakes in Haiti initiated crises for one of the world’s poorest nations. This transpired amidst pervasive, pre-disaster hardships, with the resulting situation described as ‘acute on chronic’ trauma exposure. The current paper provides a description of a dynamic model focused on three factors of consideration for similar crises: cultural context, unfolding traumatic events …
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Document Source: Satchit Balsari, M.D.
Year: 2010
Language: English
Categories: Restavek
Tags: analysis, earthquake, statistics
Haiti has long had difficulty in protecting its children from harm. The earthquake that struck the country on January 12 destroyed much of the capital, Port-au-Prince, as it killed many government officials and UN workers
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