Child Soldiers

From Violence to Protection

Michael Wessells

    • Preface
    • Acknowledgments
    • Abbreviations
    1. Child Victims, Young Combatants
    2. Entry into Armed Groups
    3. Inside Armed Groups
    4. Girl Soldiers
    5. Health and HIV/AIDS
    6. The Invisible Wounds of War
    7. Putting Down the Gun
    8. The Transition to Civilian Life
    9. Community Reconciliation, Justice, and Protection
    10. Prevention
    • References
    • Index
  • Cover: Child Soldiers
  • A photo of the author

Michael Wessells is an experienced child protection practitioner with Christian Children's Fund and Professor at Columbia University and Randolph-Macon College.