Abstract
BackgroundSince the advent of the Syrian refugee crisis, thousands of additional Palestinian refugees have fled the painful circumstances induced by the conflict in Syria to refugee camps in Lebanon. This report will focus on the benefits and drawbacks of resilience among Palestinian refugees in Lebanon. These refugees have historically focused on their survival, as they were repeatedly marginalised, scapegoated, and threatened by violent conflict and harsh living conditions. MethodsThis report is based on professional and personal observations gathered during psychosocial work with Palestinian refugees in Lebanon that was conducted during the past 4 years, as well as approximately 25 years of working with the broader Palestinian community. FindingsFaced with intense adversity, Palestinian refugees in Lebanon have resiliently adapted to their traumas in the pursuit of a livable daily existence, ensuring their survival. Although resilience and coping skills have allowed Palestinian families and individuals to maintain functionality, fundamental traumas of poverty, humiliation, dispossession, and exile remain unresolved. Further, being continuously forced to live on survival instincts has been emotionally and physically exhausting for Palestinians generally and Palestinian refugees in Lebanon specifically. InterpretationThe influx of Palestinian refugees from Syria into Lebanon has produced myriad consequences. The crisis has collapsed the established resilient psychosocial structure that previously sustained generations of Palestinian refugees in both countries. The refugee community's resilience has been stretched to its breaking point, as all of the energy has been drained by years of living without hope and ambition. The breakdown of these mechanisms has aggravated unresolved problems and produced depression, violence, and anxiety. This complex, intergenerational trauma must be addressed with a human-rights based and recovery-oriented approach. FundingNone.
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