Ehemalige Heimkinder der DDR

What helps former East German home children? Focus on individual coping and societal processing. An interdisciplinary work that also incorporates medical historical research. Applicable in therapy and counseling for victims of violence in other institutions as well. In the GDR, between 1949 and 1989, about half a million children and adolescents were placed in regular and special homes as well as youth workhouses. Their often burdensome and traumatic experiences and the psychosocial consequences have been insufficiently addressed so far. The book provides insights into the results of the interdisciplinary research network "Testimony – Experiences in GDR Children's Homes. Coping and Processing." The focus is on the experiences of the children and adolescents at that time and their coping efforts up to the present, which are of great importance for societal processing. The great strength of this volume lies in the wide range of perspectives presented. A book for those interested in scientific research and practitioners in the field of psychosocial care, but also for the affected individuals themselves.