"Watching my family being killed by terrorists made me really depressed": Mental health experiences, challenges and needed support of young internally displaced persons in northern Nigeria

• Main Authors: Isaac Iyinoluwa Olufadewa (Author), Miracle Ayomikun Adesina (Author), Ruth Ifeoluwa Oladele (Author), Toluwase Ayobola Ayorinde (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Elsevier, 2022-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background: Over 3.9 million people have been displaced in Nigeria as a result of the over one-decade-long Boko Haram insurgency and about 2.1 million of this population are internally displaced within the country. Young internally displaced persons (IDPs) are at higher risk of mental illness such a...