Developing scientific knowledge about the psychological health of populations exposed to conflict скачать в хорошем качестве

Developing scientific knowledge about the psychological health of populations exposed to conflict

Speakers: Dr Marie Chantal Ingabire and Professor Isabelle Blanchette, Université Laval, Québec (Canada) The Great Lakes region of Africa has been severely plagued by mass violence and armed conflicts in the last 30 years. The 1994 genocide perpetrated against the Tutsi cost the lives of approximately 1 million people. The armed conflicts in the eastern DRC led to over 6 million deaths and millions of displaced people. Exposure to such violence has adverse consequences on the affective and cognitive health of the affected population. However, psychological research in such conflict-affected contexts is limited. The Observatoire Psycavi is a partnership project that aims to identify, develop, and mobilise scientific knowledge regarding the psychological health of populations exposed to armed conflict in afflicted regions and among refugees in Canada. It brings together 14 institutions, including universities and non-academic organisations from the Democratic Republic of Congo, Rwanda, France, and Canada. Its principal activities include research, training the next generation of researchers, and knowledge dissemination. The ultimate goal of Observatoire is to promote psychological research in the region, the mental well-being of the local population and sustainable peace.