Internal displacement in Colombia
| Autor: | Maria Fernanda Fonseca, Luis Jorge Hernandez Florez, James M. Shultz, Ángela Milena Gómez Ceballos, Zelde Espinel, Sofía Rios Oliveros |
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| Rok vydání: | 2014 |
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education.field_of_study
Best practice forced displacement Population Humanitarian crisis forced migration Context (language use) Forced migration Intervention (law) humanitarian crisis Geography Global mental health complex emergency internal displacement Internally displaced person Development economics Commentary victims of armed conflict education internally displaced persons |
| Zdroj: | Disaster Health |
| ISSN: | 2166-5052 2166-5044 |
| DOI: | 10.4161/dish.27885 |
| Popis: | This commentary aims to delineate the distinguishing features of conflict-induced internal displacement in the nation of Colombia, South America. Even as Colombia is currently implementing a spectrum of legal, social, economic, and health programs for “victims of armed conflict,” with particular focus on internally displaced persons (IDPs), the dynamics of forced migration on a mass scale within this country are little known beyond national borders. The authors of this commentary are embarking on a global mental health research program in Bogota, Colombia to define best practices for reaching the displaced population and implementing sustainable, evidence-based screening and intervention for common mental disorders. Presenting the defining characteristics of internal displacement in Colombia provides the context for our work and, more importantly, conveys the compelling and complex nature of this humanitarian crisis. We attempt to demonstrate Colombia’s unique position within the global patterning of internal displacement. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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