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Addressing silent burdens : effective responses to psychological distress in the North East of Nigeria : MEAC findings report 46 / Moritz Hoene, Francesca Batault, Kato van Broeckhoven, et al.
This report sheds light on the topic of mental health and psychosocial well-being of conflict-affected populations in the North East of Nigeria. Analysing data collected by UNIDIR's Managing Exits from Armed Conflict Project in the Borno, Adamawa and Yobe States, it highlights several risk factors contributing to heightened levels of psychological distress experienced by community members and former associates of armed groups. Overall, both experiences of conflict violence as well as daily stressors are identified as drivers of psychological distress. Based on these findings, the report sugges…
