Resources
Children affected by the Syrian refugee crisis are effectively learning numbers, letters, and 'emotional ABCs' through the Ahlan Simsim initiative
NYU’s Global TIES research finds that introducing an Arabic version of Sesame Street, along with support services, helped kids ‘not just survive, but thrive’
An Interview with Dr. Lindsay Brown about BETTER: Building Expert Teachers Through Evidence-based Research
In 2019, Dr. Lindsay Brown at NYU Global TIES for Children co-developed and implemented the Building Expert Teachers Through Evidence-based Research (BETTER) program with Laura Killips.
Prioritizing Education in the Midst of Crisis
NYU News recently sat down with Aber and Ha Yeon Kim, a senior researcher for ERICC and senior research scientist at Global TIES for Children, for a conversation on mitigating the disruptions to children’s education in crisis-affected countries and possible interventions for children unable to attend school.
image: A tent school established by the International Rescue Committee to provide Syrian refugee children in Lebanon with remedial programming / Courtesy of Global TIES
Treating the growing trauma of family separation
War, disasters, trafficking and immigration are tearing millions of children from their parents all around the world. A psychologist explores how to help them recover.
