Aida Alayarian is a consultant clinical psychologist, child psychotherapist since 1986, and adult psychoanalytic psychotherapist since 1998. She has a Masters in Medical Anthropology and Intercultural Psychotherapy, with a background in Medicine. She is the founder and currently Clinical Director of the Refugee Therapy Centre.

• Foreword , Introduction , What is torture? , Who is considered a refugee and an asylum seeker, and what are the procedures? , Care and protection of children , Human rights , The rule of law , The European Convention on Human Rights , Children and mental health , Socio-psychological factors and institutional support , Obstacles to monitoring and eradicating torture , Community engagement , Conclusion

'Aida Alayarian is a frontline clinician who works with refugees and her firsthand experience of the reality of their suffering informs and enriches the text of this important and useful book. The current refugee crisis in Europe and the Middle East has exposed large numbers of professionals to unfamiliar difficulties, and it is important to point out that doctors, social workers, nurses and other support staff receive very little and sometimes no training about the needs of refugees, let alone information about the wider issues affecting them. This precise and clear book reviews fundamental questions that underpin the lives of refugee children.'-Dr Lionel Bailly, University College London Psychoanalysis Unit