Trauma Training Helps Turkish Teachers to Understand the Needs of Syrian Refugee Children

When conflict and displacement turn children's worlds upside down, they can become aggressive, isolated and unfocused. These behaviours are particularly problematic when they happen at school - especially if teachers don't know how to spot and deal with the effects of trauma.

In Turkey a project called Trauma Informed Schools - supported by Theirworld and run by the Istanbul-based organisation Maya Vakfı - has helped more than 1,000 teachers to understand the experiences and needs of Syrian refugee children.