Displacement and Mental Health Problems in Children and Adolescents of a Colombian Indigenous Population
For Indigenous communities in Colombia, mental health is closely tied nutritional sufficiency and a meaningful relationship with ancestral territory. These elements are disrupted by forced displacement, contributing to elevated suicidal risk and emotional distress among children and adolescents.
Authors
- Laura Inés Plata‐Casas (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0375-8875)
- Felipe Agudelo‐Hernández (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8356-8878)
- Eduardo Marulanda-López
Institutions
- University of Caldas (CO)
- Universidad de Manizales (CO)
- Ministry of Health and Social Protection (CO)
Publication Details
- Journal
- International Journal of Public Health
- Published
- 2025-08-26
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3389/ijph.2025.1607782
- Primary Topic
- Migration, Health and Trauma
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00