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Vancouver NGO helps heal Haiti's mental scars
Almost two years after a massive earthquake devastated large parts of Haiti, the rebuilding effort is underway. But there may be an even bigger challenge ahead for the country: dealing with the psychological repercussions many of Haiti's children are facing in the aftermath of the quake. The Link's Vancouver-based correspondent Lorn Curry reports on work being done by a Vancouver aid agency Phoenix Vision to help those children.
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