‘Fear of war’ causing speech problems in Gaza | UN News
By Ziad Taleb, in the Gaza Strip
Peace and SecurityThe fear and anxiety caused by the ongoing war in Gaza is causing a range of speech problems including stuttering amongst young children, according to a therapist interviewed by UN News.
UNICEF) said in February that "before this war, UNICEF was considering that more than 500,000 children were already in need of mental health and psychosocial support in the Gaza Strip.”
Today, it is estimated that more than one million children need that support.
