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0335/2016 - Cultura Não se esqueça quando da implementação de Intervenções Mentais em Saúde para sobreviventes de violência
Do Not Forget Culture when Implementing Mental Health Interventions for Violence Survivors

Author:

• Francisco Javier Bonilla-Escobar - Bonilla-Escobar, Francisco Javier - Cisalva Institute - Universidad del Valle, Faculty of Health - <fjbonillaescobar@gmail.com>

Co-author(s):

• Maria Isabel Gutiérrez - Gutiérrez, Maria Isabel - Cisalva Institute- Universidad del Valle, Faculty of Health - <maria.gutierrez@correounivalle.edu.co>
• Andrés Fandiño-Losada - Fandiño-Losada, A. - Cisalva Institute- Universidad del Valle, Faculty of Health - <carlos.fandino@correounivalle.edu.co>
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3385-7380
• Gabriela Sánchez-Rentería - Sánchez-Rentería, Gabriela - Cisalva Institute - Universidad del Valle, Faculty of Heallth - <gabrielasanchezrp@gmail.com>
• Sara Gabriela Pacichana-Quinayáz - Pacichana-Quinayaz, S.G. - Cisalva Institute - Universidad del Valle, Faculty of Health - <saragabriela.uv@gmail.com>
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1414-151X
• Gisel Viviana Osorio-Cuellar - Osorio-Cuellar, Gisel Viviana - Cisalva Institute - Universidad del Valle, Faculty of Health - <gias2@hotmail.com>

Thematic Area:

Saúde Mental

Abstract:

Armed conflict has positioned Colombia as the country with the second highest internal displacement. This situation has forced government projects and international cooperation agencies to intervene to mitigate the impact of violence; however, the coping strategies implemented by the country‘s minorities are still unknown. The study objective is to describe the coping strategies and its relation with mental health within Afro-descendant culture in Colombia and the effects that armed conflict has on these coping mechanisms, through of a phenomenological study involving focus groups and interviews with experts. Rituals and orality have a healing function that allows Afro-Colombian communities to express their pain and support each other, enabling them to cope with loss. Since the forced displacement, these traditions have been in jeopardy; armed conflict restricts themmourning, generating a form of latent pain. They require community interventions that create similar spaces for emotional support for the bereaved persons in the pre-conflict period. Thus, it is essential to understand the impact of this spiritual and ritualistic approach in mental health issues and the relevance of narrative and community interventions for survivors.

Keywords:

Coping behaviorAfrican descendantsMental healthCommunity interventionViolence

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Bonilla-Escobar, Francisco Javier, Gutiérrez, Maria Isabel, Fandiño-Losada, A., Sánchez-Rentería, Gabriela, Pacichana-Quinayaz, S.G., Osorio-Cuellar, Gisel Viviana. Cultura Não se esqueça quando da implementação de Intervenções Mentais em Saúde para sobreviventes de violência. Cien Saude Colet [periódico na internet] (2016/Jul). [Citado em 27/09/2024]. Está disponível em: http://cienciaesaudecoletiva.com.br/en/articles/cultura-nao-se-esqueca-quando-da-implementacao-de-intervencoes-mentais-em-saude-para-sobreviventes-de-violencia/15761



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