Pathways to resilience in post-genocide Rwanda : A resources efficacy model

Field researchers and practitioners in the area of post con£ict mental health have moved away from an exclusive concern with trauma and damage to a resilience perspective. This new perspective focuses on how traumatised individuals and communities reconstruct their lives and institutions. This qualitative study examines resilience in post-genocide Rwanda, with the aim of developing a model for understanding resilient processes in the country. The authors used a sample of 20 participants, deemed resilient, who had made a satisfactory life adjustment and did not report any symptoms of posttraumatic stress disorder. https://www.interventionjournal.com/sites/default/files/Pathways_to_resilience_in_post_genocide_Rwanda___a.5.pdf