In today's wars, children are on the front lines. This handbook, the result of a meeting of psychologists and humanitarian workers, presents a strategy to meet the needs of children in war and refugee crises that intends to be cost-effective, empowering, and child-focused. The strategy emerged from field work based on the belief that each community, however grief-stricken, contains the resources to heal itself. Instead of viewing community members as sick, poor, and helpless, these field workers acknowledged and built upon the strengths and ingenuity of local populations, some of whom who have survived decades of oppression. The manual's chapters present the steps of this community-mobilization strategy. They are: (1) Children and War; (2) Community Mobilization: A New Strategy; (3) Assessment: Creating the Shared Vision; (4) Project Design: The Power of Human Bonds; (5) Implementation: Cultural Barriers and Assets; and (6) Monitoring and Evaluation: Tools for Embracing Change. (EV)