Sensitization around psychological trauma: the results of a campaign in a district of the Democratic Republic of Congo

Petra Joosse
psychologist for Medair, international humanitarian organization, in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (www.medair.org); she can be contacted at

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In the north eastern part of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), an area affected by war and armed conflicts, a sensitization campaign about (coping with) traumatic stress has been carried out. This campaign has positively influenced the awareness of key community members to traumatic stress. In this paper, the campaign and its results are presented.