Protective Paradox: Caregiving in Protracted Crises Across 72 Countries

Qusai Khraisha, Stella Roney, Cameron Murphy, Kate Schnoebelen, Johanna Kappenberg, Beatrice Volta, Orla Norton, Sadhbh Carpenter, Ronan Kelly, Ferdia Geary, Jiayue Sun, Nadeen Abujaber, Catherine Panter-Brick, Kristin Hadfield

Trauma, Violence, & Abuse

Published online on February 27, 2026

Abstract

Trauma, Violence, & Abuse, Ahead of Print.
Millions of children are growing up forcibly displaced in protracted crises lasting years or decades. We conducted the first global systematic review of protective parenting in protracted refugee situations, examining evidence in 22 languages across 10 ...