The Role of Social Support and Resilience in Enhancing Mental Health Recovery among Vulnerable Refugees in Ura Refugee Camp, Benshagul Gumuz Region, Ethiopia
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2025-06
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Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Abstract
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.
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social support, resilience, mental health recovery, refugee, Ura Camp, Ethiopia, mixed-methods