HIDN Webinars 2021-22: ‘Transgenerational and Long-term Effects on the Mental Health of Internally Displaced People’

This collaborative HIDN webinar interrogates the long-term and transgenerational effects of internal displacement on the mental health and wellbeing of internally displaced persons and their descendants
Published on February 24, 2022
HIDN | hidn, IDPs, Protracted displacement, Low/middle-income countries, Health, Europe, Americas (inc Caribbean), Middle East

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Thursday 24 February 2022 – 5pm Jerusalem / 3pm UK / 10am EST

Only a few studies exist on the long-term and transgenerational effects of internal displacement on the mental health and wellbeing of internally displaced persons (IDPs) and their descendants.  This webinar will draw on these data and analyses to shed light on the processes for transmission of the trauma versus resilience within IDP families and communities in countries affected by conflict and propose important theoretical insights, as well as assessing the implications for future research and policy.

The Health and Internal Displacement Network (HIDN) promotes research engagement and evidence-driven policy on IDP health. This event – run jointly with Ilia State University, Tbilisi, Georgia and Ben-Gurion University of the Negev – involves reflection by leading HIDN researchers reflect on long-term mental health effects of internal displacement:

  • Opening remarks – Prof. Nihaya Daoud and Prof. Nino Makhashvili
  • Presentation – Prof. Darejan Jana Javakhishvili, Ilia State University
  • Presentation – Prof., Sumona Datta, Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine
  • Presentation – Prof. María Helena Restrepo-Espinosa, Universidad Del Rosario
  • Discussion – led by Prof. Nino Makhashvili and Prof. Nihaya Daoud

The webinar is organised by HIDN member Nihaya Daoud (Ben-Gurion University of the Negiv) and Prof. Nino Makhashvili (Ilia State University)

Register here to join us for this important webinar discussion. Please also feel free to forward the details of this event to your colleagues or networks as appropriate. Participants will be able to ask questions and share comments through online moderation. The event will be held in English and take place online, with the recording made available afterwards.

For more information, please contact Prof. Nihaya Daoud at [email protected] and Prof. Nino Makhashvili at [email protected].

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