 integration. Attending to the risks children may face is also important to the rehabilitation of children. These risks include: risks to child safety, risks of armed conflict, risks of corporal punishment, risks of poverty. Suggested reading Torture Journal (2009) on Rehabilitation of torture victims and prevention of torture. Thematic issue: Torture in children http://www.irct.org/Files/Filer/TortureJournal/19_02_2009/Torture_in_children.pdf http://www.irct.org/libraryold/torture-journal/back-issues/volume-19--no.-2-2009.aspx Working with children and young people: some examples Examples of torture of children and rehabilitation and prevention responses can be found in: Balay Rehabilitation Center (2006) Children as Zones of Peace 1 http://www.balayph.net/features-and-articles/13-children-as-zones-of-peace-1.html Balay Rehabilitation Center (2006) Child's Rights Programming in Community-Based Disaster Management http://www.balayph.net/features-and-articles/10-childs-rights-programming-incommunity-based-disaster-management.html 4.3 Working with families Torture affects families of survivors and in some families more than one member will have experienced torture. Families can also be a source of support and an important resource for survivors. However, families and their ways of interacting and managing the effect of torture can also hinder the family and those family members who have been tortured from moving forward. Sometimes, where a guardian or parent has been tortured, this may affect parenting and raise concerns about violence towards children and other child protection issues. As such, any assessment or intervention with a torture survivor (children and adults) should always consider the significance of their family to them (whether they are absent, separated, deceased or present) and each family’s specific context and needs. Working with families It is good practice to:  Always consider the family when working with minors or adults: who are they, where are they (separated, disappeared, deceased, living with the torture survivor etc.), relationships, who has experienced torture, family history and 34