Akinsulure-Smith Adeyinka M
The City College of New York and the Graduate Center, City University of New York, New York, USA
Violence Against Women. 2014 Jun;20(6):677-694. doi: 10.1177/1077801214540537. Epub 2014 Jul 10.
Conflict throughout Africa has created havoc for many. This overwhelming chaos has led to the disintegration of social order and generated widespread gender-based violence. As a result, African women have become casualties, experienced brutal acts of sexual violence, and been forced into exile. Drawing on the tribulations of displaced African female survivors of conflict-related sexual violence, this article discusses these women's experiences and highlights the barriers and struggles encountered while seeking refuge. The article concludes by exploring the challenges of providing culturally informed, strength-focused mental health services to these women as they rebuild their lives in a new sociocultural context.
非洲各地的冲突给许多人带来了巨大破坏。这种压倒性的混乱导致了社会秩序的瓦解，并引发了广泛的基于性别的暴力。结果，非洲妇女成为了受害者，遭受了性暴力的残酷行为，并被迫流亡。本文借鉴与冲突相关的性暴力中流离失所的非洲女性幸存者的苦难经历，探讨了这些妇女的经历，并强调了她们在寻求庇护时遇到的障碍和挣扎。文章最后探讨了在这些妇女于新的社会文化背景下重建生活时，为她们提供具有文化针对性、以力量为导向的心理健康服务所面临的挑战。
