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    The Role of Social Support and Resilience in Enhancing Mental Health Recovery among Vulnerable Refugees in Ura Refugee Camp, Benshagul Gumuz Region, Ethiopia
    (Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 2025-06) Belayneh Maschal; Abera Tibebu ( PhD)
    This mixed-method Study examines how social support and resilience improve mental health recovery among 246 vulnerable in Ura refugee Camp, Ethiopia. With quantitative survey and qualitative interview; the study explores the role of family, friends and social networks in reducing psychological distress. Culturally facilitated resilience strategies like ritual program and storytelling are influenced by persistent displacement and lack of basic needs and security. Severe mental health challenges persist; 59% reported post-traumatic stress disorder and 50% reported Depressions worsened through overcrowding and unemployment. Gender difference occurred with female experiencing higher stress (p=0.014) and men avoid mental services due to stigma. The result advocate community lead interventions by incorporating traditional copping practice with formal mental health support together with structural reforms those who are addressing resource access and employment. The study underlines improving communal strength to design justifiable recovery model in low resources displacement context.