Abstract
As one article in an ongoing series on Global Mental Health Practice, Etheldreda Nakimuli-Mpungu and colleagues describe a private-public partnership that implemented and scaled psycho-trauma centers in Northern Uganda.
Highlights
Since declaring independence from the British in 1962, the Republic of Uganda has experienced three-and-a-half decades of protracted civil war
We examined whether an individual was formerly abducted; was a former combatant; experienced sexual violence; experienced domestic violence; lived in an internally displaced person (IDP) camp
The private partnership (PPP) we developed has substantially increased access to mental health services for traumatized individuals living in several northern rural districts of Uganda
Summary
Since declaring independence from the British in 1962, the Republic of Uganda has experienced three-and-a-half decades of protracted civil war. In 1987, the Holy Spirit Uprising [1] gave rise to renewed conflict in the northern regions; since the movement has grown into the Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA) Insurrection. This rebel group, led by Joseph Kony, waged war against the Uganda People’s Defense Force, and against civilians residing in the area. Despite signs that the conflict may be coming to an end, the impacts of war remain
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