title: Family and community rejection and a Congolese led mediation intervention to reintegrate rejected survivors of sexual violence in Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo.
abstract: Our purpose in this study is to describe the multiple and inter-related health, economic, and social reasons for rejection and to provide an example of a Congolese-led family mediation program to reintegrate survivors into their families. We conducted this study in Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and included two focus group discussions and twenty-seven interviews. Rejection extends beyond physical dislocation to include economic and social aspects. Family mediation is a process requiring knowledge of traditions and norms. Understanding the context of rejection and supporting promising local reintegration efforts will likely improve health, economic, and social outcomes for the survivor, her family, and her community.
authors.affiliation: a Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health , Baltimore , Maryland , USA.
authors.forename: Anjalee
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kohli
authors.forename: Maphie
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Tosha
authors.forename: Paul
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Ramazani
authors.forename: Octave
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Safari
authors.forename: Richard
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Bachunguye
authors.forename: Isaya
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Zahiga
authors.forename: Aline
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Iragi
authors.forename: Nancy
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Glass
mesh_terms: D015023:Democratic Republic of the Congo; D005190:Family / Q000523:psychology*; D005260:Female; D017144:Focus Groups; D006801:Humans; D007407:Interviews as Topic; D008297:Male; D017008:Negotiating / Q000379:methods* / Q000523:psychology; D012059:Rejection, Psychology; D012742:Sex Offenses / Q000208:ethnology / Q000523:psychology*; D063508:Social Discrimination / Q000208:ethnology / Q000523:psychology*; D012944:Social Support; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D017741:Survivors / Q000523:psychology*; D014857:Warfare