On 2 June 2008, people mourn schoolchildren in Dujiangyan, Sichuan Province who died in the earthquake. The traumatizing experience of the earthquake takes a long time for children to recover from. Photo Credit: UNICEF/China/2008/Adam Dean

On 27 May 2008, UNICEF specialists and psychologists offered an initial training for volunteers to take care of displaced children. After a needs assessment, UNICEF and local authorities decided to provide long-term psychosocial support. Photo Credit: UNICEF/China/2008

In June 2008, children stand in a circle during a group game organized in a UNICEF-supported Child Friendly Space in a relocation camp at Yong An Town of Anxian County. Photo Credit: UNICEF/China/2008

On 26 June 2008, children came to see the newly arrived toys for a Child Friendly Space in Feishui Town, Anxian County, Sichuan Province. Working with government counterparts, UNICEF has set up 40 Child Friendly Spaces across the quake zone. Photo Credit: UNICEF/China/2008

On 26 June 2008, children play a game of "rainbow parachute" at a Child Friendly Space in Feishui Town, Anxian County, Sichuan Province. Photo Credit: UNICEF/China/2008

In mid-March 2009, children crawl through hoops during a game at a Child Friendly Space in Feishui Town, Anxian County, Sichuan Province. To date, about 42,000 children have received psychosocial services through the UNICEF Child Friendly Spaces. Photo Credit: UNICEF/China/2009/Jin Bo

In mid-March 2009, children play a game at a Child Friendly Space in Feishui Town, Anxian County, Sichuan Province. The Child Friendly Spaces offer social support and group activities to help children recover from the psychological distress of a disaster. Photo Credit: UNICEF/China

Doudou, a young girl orphaned by the earthquake, plays a game at a Child Friendly Space in Beichuan County, Sichuan Province. Nearly one year after the quake, she is bouncing back. Photo Credit: UNICEF/China/2009/Zhao Jia

Primary school teacher Wang Mingying with her son in a Child Friendly Space. "Once a student`s pencil box fell from the desk and hit the ground with a loud thud, and the whole class was scared and some screamed out `Earthquake!` " she said. Photo Credit: UNICEF/China/2009/Zhao Jia

Zixuan, 12, plays ping pong at a Child Friendly Space in Beichuan County, Sichuan Province. "The place makes me feel at home and comfortable as there are many friends I can play with." She was buried under the rubble when her school building collapsed. Photo Credit: UNICEF/China/2009/Zhao Jia

Li Chao, 12, has been a volunteer in Feishui Town Child Friendly Space since October 2008. He thinks it is a "great thing and an honourable job." "Many volunteers come all the way to help us and I want to help other people too," he said. Photo Credit: UNICEF/China/2009/Zhao Jia

Happy pictures drawn by children in a Child Friendly Space show that they are on the road to recovery after receiving psychosocial support and attending group activities. Photo Credit: UNICEF/China/2009/Zhao Jia

Children read books at a Child Friendly Space in Feishui Town, Anxian County, Sichuan Province. Child Friendly Spaces not only provide long-term psychological support, but also pre-school education, child protection, health education and other services.Photo Credit: UNICEF/China/2009/Zhao Jia

In mid-March 2009, two girls play at a Child Friendly Space in Anxian County, Sichuan Province. They are always hesitant to leave at the end of the day. Photo Credit: UNICEF/China/2009/Zhao Jia

He Liping, a local ACWF official, checks registration records in a Child Friendly Space. She lost her daughter in the quake. "When I look at these children, I see my own daughter. I wish the project could run forever and bring more smiles to children." Photo Credit: UNICEF/China/2009/Zhao Jia