All in good faith?' An ethno-historical analysis of local faith actors' involvement in the delivery of mental health interventions in northern Uganda
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 2395532 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Eliot Storer (0000-0002-2892-4323, London School of Economics and Political Science, corresponding author), Costanza Torres (0000-0003-2283-5650, London School of Economics and Political Science) |
| Year | 2023 |
| Volume | 60 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 508-520 |
| Publication date | 2023-06-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Transcultural Psychiatric Research Review (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0041-1108 • E-ISSN: 0315-4386 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1177/13634615221149349 |
| PMID | 36744363 |
| OpenAlex | W4319318038 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 6 |
| References cited | 59 |
Faith actors have become increasingly significant in the field of global mental health, through their inclusion in the delivery of psychosocial support in humanitarian settings. This inclusion remains empirically underexplored. We explore historical and contemporary activities of local faith actors in responding to mental disquiet in northern Uganda. Given pre-existing roles, we question what it means when humanitarians draw on faith actors to deliver mental health and psychosocial support (MHPSS) in conflict-affected settings. We argue for a recognition of faith actors as agents operating within a therapeutic marketplace, which on occasion links suffering to social inequality and exclusion. We show, moreover, that the formal inclusion of Christian actors within MHPSS may not equate to the enforcement of rights-based values at the core of international ideas of protection
Criminology · Faith · Human rights · Inclusion (mineral · Inclusion–exclusion principle · Mental health · Participant observation · Political science · Politics · Psychiatry · Psychological intervention · Psychosocial · Public relations · Social science · Sociology · Gender Studies · Law · Medicine · Nursing · Religion and Society Interactions · Religion, Society, and Development · Religion, Spirituality, and Psychology
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| Unique citing works | 6 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 2 |
| Citation span | 2023 - 2026 (4) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 4 |