Ghassan Abu Sittah, a renowned British-Palestinian surgeon who is also treating Hussein, sees that long road ahead. This is his worry: “It leaves us with a generation of physically wounded children, ...
Many have endured unfathomable trauma. It’s hard to miss the interviews of these child survivors, broadcast across all media platforms immediately after the events and continuing to this day.
Her research found that long after the media coverage is gone and daily life resumes, children weather the impact of the storms through everything from long-lasting trauma to academic struggles.