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The Mental Health of Caregivers and Young Children in Conflict-Affected Settings

  • Juliana Sánchez-Ariza
  • Jorge Cuartas
  • Andrés Moya
AEA Papers and Proceedings
vol. 113, May 2023
(pp. 336-41)
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Abstract

We analyze the effects of conflict-related violence on the mental health of caregivers and young children, as well as the role of caregivers' mental health in explaining the toll of conflict on early childhood mental health. Although an upcoming body of work has demonstrated the link between caregivers' and children's mental health, the role of caregivers' psychological constraints has been largely ignored in research and programming in conflict-affected settings. We demonstrate how these constraints play a role in the intergenerational transmission of mental health problems and emphasize the urgency of addressing caregivers' mental health within early childhood development programs in conflict-affected settings.

Citation

Sánchez-Ariza, Juliana, Jorge Cuartas, and Andrés Moya. 2023. "The Mental Health of Caregivers and Young Children in Conflict-Affected Settings." AEA Papers and Proceedings, 113: 336-41. DOI: 10.1257/pandp.20231017

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JEL Classification

  • D74 Conflict; Conflict Resolution; Alliances; Revolutions
  • I12 Health Behavior
  • J13 Fertility; Family Planning; Child Care; Children; Youth
  • J16 Economics of Gender; Non-labor Discrimination
  • O15 Economic Development: Human Resources; Human Development; Income Distribution; Migration
  • O17 Formal and Informal Sectors; Shadow Economy; Institutional Arrangements