Alida Acosta-Ortiz
Biographic Data
| ID | 4167457 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Alida Acosta-Ortiz |
| GIVEN NAMES | Alida |
| FAMILY NAME | Acosta-Ortiz |
| SIGNATURE | ACOSTA-ORTIZ A |
| AFFILIATIONS | Universidad Autónoma de Bucaramanga |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-5858-0157 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 4 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 5 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 4 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2021 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Intervention provision and engagement in Colombia’s Papsivi – a national psychosocial support service for over half a million victims of armed conflict
This study provides insights into support provision for civilian victims of conflict indicating that psychosocial support provision can be managed effectively at very large scales
Armed conflict exposure types are not equally associated with access to psychosocial support: A study of over 8 million victims of the Colombian armed conflict
Background: The Colombian armed conflict has endured for almost 60 years. Colombia has a national psychosocial support service, called PAPSIVI, which is the largest initiative in history to address the psychosocial needs of civilians. Aims: Understand the extent to which PAPSIVI reaches priority groups and provides access to psychosocial support for victims of the conflict, something only previously tested in small studies. Methods: We used anony…
Family functioning but not social capital is associated with better mental health in adolescents affected by violence and displacement by armed conflict in Colombia
BACKGROUND: The effect of the Colombian armed conflict on the mental health of adolescents is still poorly understood. AIMS: Given social interventions are most likely to inform policy, we tested whether two potential intervention targets, family functioning and social capital, were associated with mental health in Colombian adolescents, and whether this was moderated by experience of violence and displacement. METHODS: = 1,754) from the 2015 Nat…
Discriminación en silencio: Percepciones de migrantes venezolanos sobre la discriminación en Colombia
In the context of the Venezuelan migratory crisis, recent opinion polls show an increase in discriminatory or xenophobic attitudes towards the Venezuelan population in Colombia. This paper presents an adjusted conceptual framework to understand the Venezuelan migrant crisis without appealing to the traditional concepts of race or language. Using a qualitative approach, we also study migrants’ perceptions of discrimination, in their interaction wi…
Discriminación en silencio: Percepciones de migrantes venezolanos sobre la discriminación en Colombia
In the context of the Venezuelan migratory crisis, recent opinion polls show an increase in discriminatory or xenophobic attitudes towards the Venezuelan population in Colombia. This paper presents an adjusted conceptual framework to understand the Venezuelan migrant crisis without appealing to the traditional concepts of race or language. Using a qualitative approach, we also study migrants’ perceptions of discrimination, in their interaction wi…
Discriminación en silencio: Percepciones de migrantes venezolanos sobre la discriminación en Colombia
In the context of the Venezuelan migratory crisis, recent opinion polls show an increase in discriminatory or xenophobic attitudes towards the Venezuelan population in Colombia. This paper presents an adjusted conceptual framework to understand the Venezuelan migrant crisis without appealing to the traditional concepts of race or language. Using a qualitative approach, we also study migrants’ perceptions of discrimination, in their interaction wi…
Family functioning but not social capital is associated with better mental health in adolescents affected by violence and displacement by armed conflict in Colombia
BACKGROUND: The effect of the Colombian armed conflict on the mental health of adolescents is still poorly understood. AIMS: Given social interventions are most likely to inform policy, we tested whether two potential intervention targets, family functioning and social capital, were associated with mental health in Colombian adolescents, and whether this was moderated by experience of violence and displacement. METHODS: = 1,754) from the 2015 Nat…
Armed conflict exposure types are not equally associated with access to psychosocial support: A study of over 8 million victims of the Colombian armed conflict
Background: The Colombian armed conflict has endured for almost 60 years. Colombia has a national psychosocial support service, called PAPSIVI, which is the largest initiative in history to address the psychosocial needs of civilians. Aims: Understand the extent to which PAPSIVI reaches priority groups and provides access to psychosocial support for victims of the conflict, something only previously tested in small studies. Methods: We used anony…
Intervention provision and engagement in Colombia’s Papsivi – a national psychosocial support service for over half a million victims of armed conflict
This study provides insights into support provision for civilian victims of conflict indicating that psychosocial support provision can be managed effectively at very large scales
Migration, Health and Trauma (4 works) · Armed conflict (3 works) · Health and Conflict Studies (3 works) · Political science (3 works) · Medicine (2 works) · Mental health (2 works) · Poison control (2 works) · Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Research (2 works) · Psychiatry (2 works) · Psychology (2 works)