In this conversation, Dr. Iman Farajallah shares her profound experiences and insights as a psychologist working with trauma, particularly in war zones like Gaza. She discusses her personal background, the impact of war trauma on children, and her efforts to give a voice to those affected. The conversation also touches on the challenges of mental health support in Gaza and the concept of complex continuous trauma, highlighting the ongoing struggles faced by the Palestinian population. This conversation delves into the profound and complex trauma experienced by the population of Gaza, particularly focusing on the impact on children. The discussion highlights the continuous nature of trauma, the intergenerational effects, and the parallels with other marginalized communities. Dr. Farajallah shares insights from her work training first responders and supporting refugees, as well as her personal journey of healing through spirituality.

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My Life Is a War: Voices of Traumatized Palestinian Children under Israeli Occupation

https://www.amazon.ca/Life-War-Traumatized-Palestinian-Occupation/dp/B0D378QVCX

Gaza's Children: Innocence Lost - 8 min video with some of the interviews by Dr. Farajallah with children in Gaza 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X4T5NxztIfw&t=1s

The Invisible Wounds of Palestinian Children

https://www.psychiatrictimes.com/view/the-invisible-wounds-of-palestinian-children

Interview on Al Jazeera

https://www.aljazeera.com/video/the-stream/2024/1/9/how-does-the-war-on-gaza-affect-mental-health-of-palestinian-children

Interview on CBC 

https://www.cbc.ca/player/play/audio/1.7053750

Articles by Dr. Farajallah

Farajallah I. Health and mental health services in Gaza: A system under siege. Anatolian Clin. 2024;29(Special Issue on Gaza):22-3. 

Farajallah, Iman. Continuous Traumatic Stress in Palestine: The Psychological Effects of the Occupation and Chronic Warfare on Palestinian Children. World Social Psychiatry 4(2):p 112-120, May–Aug 2022. | DOI: 10.4103/wsp.wsp_26_22 

Farajallah I. Behind the Rubble: Psychological trauma of wars and human rights abuses on women and children in Gaza. Anatolian Clin. 2024;29(Special Issue on Gaza):119-36. 

Farajallah, I. (2018). Children of War: Psychological Impacts of War and Postwar Trauma on the Palestinian Children in the Gaza Strip (Doctoral dissertation, Sofia University).

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