The impact of peacebuilding public programmes on mental health of victims of the conflict: the case of Colombia

战争和冲突被认为是中低收入国家精神障碍的主要驱动因素之一。尽管对冲突的影响进行了广泛的研究，但很少有研究试图了解建设和平和结束冲突的举措如何有助于受战争影响人口的基本健康。这一项目旨在解决这一差距。哥伦比亚是南美洲最大的国家之一，经历了长达50多年的内战，有900多万人登记为受害者。哥伦比亚的案例是研究建设和平干预措施对心理健康影响的独特机会。这项研究的具体目标是：1)研究是否有可能通过一个大型心理方案来解决战争对冲突受害者的心理健康影响；以及2)确定一个通过增加教育和就业机会来减少贫困的方案是否能改善受冲突影响地区年轻人的心理健康。为了实现这两个目标，我将使用一些尚未开发的健康调查和纵向数据，并使用准实验技术进行分析。如果没有心理健康，就很难实现可持续的和平。因此，告知建设和平政策是否以及如何有助于促进心理健康是所有建设和平努力的关键。

War and conflict have been identified as one of the keydrivers of mental disorders in low-and-middle-incomecountries. Despite extensive research on the impact ofconflict, few studies have attempted to understand howinitiatives to build peace and end conflict contribute to themental health of populations affected by war. This projectaims to address this gap.Colombia, one of the largest countries in South America,endured a civil conflict that lasted more than 50 years andleft over nine million people registered as victims. The caseof Colombia is a unique opportunity to study the effects ofpeacebuilding interventions on mental health. The specificobjectives of this study are 1) To examine whether it ispossible, through a major psychological programme, toaddress the mental health consequences of war on victimsof the conflict; and 2) To determine if a programme thatreduces poverty by increasing opportunities for educationand employment improve the mental health of youngpeople in conflict-affected areas.To address both objectives, I will use several healthsurveys and longitudinal data that have not been exploredyet and analyse them using quasi-experimental techniques.Sustainable peace is difficult to achieve if there is nopsychosocial well-being. Thus, informing if and howpeacebuilding policies contribute to promoting mentalhealth is key for all peacebuilding efforts