Armed gang violence in Haiti: a public mental health plan to navigate the horror and overcoming trauma
Since 2018, Haiti has faced a severe security crisis, worsened by President Jovenel Moïse’s 2021 assassination. In 2024, gang violence killed over 5600 people—1000 more than in 2023—while thousands were wounded, and 1494 kidnappings were recorded.1 Armed gangs now control more than 85% of Port-au-Prince, isolating the city and intensifying a humanitarian crisis with widespread food insecurity.2
Authors
- J Desrosiers
- Daniel Dérivois (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4289-8464)
- Jean Lachaîne (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0791-2518)
- Jude Mary Cénat (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3628-6904)
- Lewis Ampidu Clorméus (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4290-3892)
- Rose Darly Dalexis (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3937-9348)
- Guesly Michel
- Antoniel Cénat
Institutions
- Health Canada (CA)
- University of Ottawa (CA)
- Université de Bourgogne (FR)
- Yale University (US)
- University of Haiti (HT)
- Université Chrétienne du Nord d’Haïti (HT)
- Jamaica Hospital (US)
- Université Bourgogne Franche-Comté (FR)
- Université Roi Henri Christophe (HT)
Publication Details
- Journal
- The Lancet Regional Health - Americas
- Published
- 2025-03-23
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.lana.2025.101065
- Citations
- 3
- Primary Topic
- Migration, Health and Trauma
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 6.92