{
  "abstract": "Children with disabilities in refugee and displaced families face a dual vulnerability: they must navigate the developmental challenges of disability while enduring trauma, instability, and exclusion caused by displacement. Standard humanitarian responses often prioritize immediate survival needs but overlook the deeper psychosocial dimensions that enable resilience and growth. This study explores unconditional love as a healing force, positioning it as a transformative and measurable principle within disability care. The objective was to conceptualise love as a therapeutic and developmental resource, examine its contribution to resilience and inclusion, and propose a love-informed framework for humanitarian settings. A qualitative narrative review was conducted, drawing on peer-reviewed studies, case reports, and program evaluations published between 2010 and 2024, focusing on refugee children with disabilities in low- and middle-income countries. The LUVORA model (Love, Uniformity, Virtue, Openness, Resilience, Acceptance) provided the analytical framework for synthesis. Findings indicate that love-centred caregiving promotes emotional regulation, strengthens adaptive functioning, and enhances social participation. Families engaged in love-informed practices reported reduced psychological stress, deeper caregiver–child bonds, and improved confidence in caregiving. Community-level initiatives embedding compassion and dignity into rehabilitation services also reduced stigma and advanced inclusion. The conclusion emphasizes that unconditional love is not merely a sentiment but a healing force capable of reshaping developmental outcomes in displacement. Embedding love-informed principles into humanitarian and disability-focused programs can enhance flourishing, restore dignity, and transform the lives of marginalised children and their families.",
  "authors": [
    {
      "affiliations": [
        "University of Colombo, Colombo, Sri Lanka"
      ],
      "name": "Niluka Hettige"
    }
  ],
  "title": "151 The transformative power of love: disability care for refugee and displaced children through the Luvora framework",
  "uid": "79d61878-9e76-5f18-9848-48586cf4f835"
}