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Now @t_lopezcastro is introducing our Saturday morning keynote speaker at #ISTSS2019 Theresa S. Betancourt @tsbetancourt Salem Professor in Global Practice at the Boston College School of Social Work & Director of the Research Program on Children and Adversity @rpcalab

@t_lopezcastro @tsbetancourt @RPCAlab @ISTSSnews @StenslandSynne @Rachel_M_Hiller This #ISTSS2019 keynote from @tsbetancourt is entitled: "Addressing the Effects of Trauma in Children, Youth and Families Facing Adversity Globally”

Here's what she is planning to talk about over the next hour.

@t_lopezcastro @tsbetancourt @RPCAlab @ISTSSnews @StenslandSynne @Rachel_M_Hiller "I come from a low resource setting" says @tsbetancourt as she starts her talk with pictures from her youth.

Theresa Betancourt is the principal investigator of an intergenerational, longitudinal study of war-affected youth in Sierra Leone (LSWAY)

@t_lopezcastro @tsbetancourt @RPCAlab @ISTSSnews @StenslandSynne @Rachel_M_Hiller Theresa S. Betancourt @tsbetancourt set up the Research Program on Children and Adversity @rpcalab which has recently moved to Boston #ISTSS2019

@t_lopezcastro @tsbetancourt @RPCAlab @ISTSSnews @StenslandSynne @Rachel_M_Hiller "We are Facing the Largest Humanitarian Crisis Since World War II"
- @tsbetancourt speaking at #ISTSS2019

@t_lopezcastro @tsbetancourt @RPCAlab @ISTSSnews @StenslandSynne @Rachel_M_Hiller Globally, 357 million children are living in conflict zones.

"This is a true call to action" says @tsbetancourt at #ISTSS2019

@t_lopezcastro @tsbetancourt @RPCAlab @ISTSSnews @StenslandSynne @Rachel_M_Hiller At #ISTSS2019 @tsbetancourt cites this @nytimes magazine story by Jennifer Percy about the children of Isis nytimes.com/interactive/20…

@t_lopezcastro @tsbetancourt @RPCAlab @ISTSSnews @StenslandSynne @Rachel_M_Hiller @nytimes "Research indicates several protective processes which map on to different levels of a child’s social ecology", says @tsbetancourt at #ISTSS2019

@t_lopezcastro @tsbetancourt @RPCAlab @ISTSSnews @StenslandSynne @Rachel_M_Hiller @nytimes "Children exposed to war suffer from high rates of traumatic stress reactions, depression, anxiety, and high risk behaviors" says @tsbetancourt at #ISTSS2019

@t_lopezcastro @tsbetancourt @RPCAlab @ISTSSnews @StenslandSynne @Rachel_M_Hiller @nytimes "The real challenge going forward is how to SCALE, REACH and SUSTAIN high-quality mental health interventions to the many in need."
- @tsbetancourt speaking at #ISTSS2019

@t_lopezcastro @tsbetancourt @RPCAlab @ISTSSnews @StenslandSynne @Rachel_M_Hiller @nytimes These are some of the current research studies that @tsbetancourt is working on.

She says that working in this field has made her a mixed methods researcher #ISTSS2019

@t_lopezcastro @tsbetancourt @RPCAlab @ISTSSnews @StenslandSynne @Rachel_M_Hiller @nytimes A Model for Designing and Evaluating Mental Health Services in Diverse Cultural Settings, presented by @tsbetancourt at #ISTSS2019

@t_lopezcastro @tsbetancourt @RPCAlab @ISTSSnews @StenslandSynne @Rachel_M_Hiller @nytimes Now in her #ISTSS2019 keynote, @tsbetancourt is going to focus on her work in Sierra Leone: the LSWAY study (Longitudinal Study of War-Affected Youth)

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@t_lopezcastro @tsbetancourt @RPCAlab @ISTSSnews @StenslandSynne @Rachel_M_Hiller @nytimes "Anyone wanting to study trauma in children should (unfortunately) consider working in Sierra Leone"
- @tsbetancourt speaking about her LSWAY study at #ISTSS2019

@t_lopezcastro @tsbetancourt @RPCAlab @ISTSSnews @StenslandSynne @Rachel_M_Hiller @nytimes The Civil War in Sierra Leone (1991-2002) involved the abduction of thousands of girls & boys into the rebel forces of the Revolutionary United Front. In May 2001, over 4,250 formerly abducted children were “officially” demobilized & returned home.
@tsbetancourt #ISTSS2019

@t_lopezcastro @tsbetancourt @RPCAlab @ISTSSnews @StenslandSynne @Rachel_M_Hiller @nytimes The LSWAY study in Sierra Leone, presented by @tsbetancourt at #ISTSS2019 looks at the "intergenerational life trajectory of 529 youth who were involved in the war from 3 groups of integration, community, ICC, & self, their historic caregivers, & now intimate partners & children"

@t_lopezcastro @tsbetancourt @RPCAlab @ISTSSnews @StenslandSynne @Rachel_M_Hiller @nytimes The children of Sierra Leone and their experiences of war

2010 in Child Development doi.org/10.1111/j.1467…

2010 in JAACAP doi.org/10.1016/j.jaac…

@tsbetancourt speaking at #ISTSS2019

@t_lopezcastro @tsbetancourt @RPCAlab @ISTSSnews @StenslandSynne @Rachel_M_Hiller @nytimes At #ISTSS2019 @tsbetancourt is telling us about "Sahr" who was abducted as a very young child by the soldiers in Sierra Leone.

"A life taken completely off course by these traumatic experiences of war"

@t_lopezcastro @tsbetancourt @RPCAlab @ISTSSnews @StenslandSynne @Rachel_M_Hiller @nytimes "Poor outcomes greatest in those with an accumulation of war-related and post conflict risk factors"

@tsbetancourt on her work in Sierra Leone #ISTSS2019

@t_lopezcastro @tsbetancourt @RPCAlab @ISTSSnews @StenslandSynne @Rachel_M_Hiller @nytimes "At the time we did this study there was only 1 quasi-retired psychiatrist" in Sierra Leone, serving >6 million people. @tsbetancourt speaking about the contextual realities of working in post-conflict settings #ISTSS2019

@t_lopezcastro @tsbetancourt @RPCAlab @ISTSSnews @StenslandSynne @Rachel_M_Hiller @nytimes The Sierra Leone Youth Readiness Intervention, developed by @tsbetancourt and colleagues #ISTSS2019

"group format with a problem-solving focus that specifically aims to socialize youth and develop coping, relationship, and mood regulating skills"

@t_lopezcastro @tsbetancourt @RPCAlab @ISTSSnews @StenslandSynne @Rachel_M_Hiller @nytimes Proverbs - important way to communicate, says @tsbetancourt at #ISTSS2019

In Sierra Leone they say:
"If yu tek tem kill anch, yu go see im gut"
- If you take time when killing an ant you'll get to see its guts

Perhaps a better translation:
- Staying Focused to Achieve Goals

@t_lopezcastro @tsbetancourt @RPCAlab @ISTSSnews @StenslandSynne @Rachel_M_Hiller @nytimes .@tsbetancourt (2014) A Behavioral Intervention for War-Affected Youth in Sierra Leone: A Randomized Controlled Trial #ISTSS2019 ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/P…

@t_lopezcastro @tsbetancourt @RPCAlab @ISTSSnews @StenslandSynne @Rachel_M_Hiller @nytimes "Youth FORWARD is a coordinated plan to establish model research partnerships & a regional hub for advancement of implementation science focused on scaling up evidence-based mental health interventions for youth exposed to war, community violence & other adversities" #ISTSS2019

@t_lopezcastro @tsbetancourt @RPCAlab @ISTSSnews @StenslandSynne @Rachel_M_Hiller @nytimes @tsbetancourt 2019 in @JAACAP Stigma and Acceptance of Sierra Leone's Child Soldiers: A Prospective Longitudinal Study of Adult Mental Health and Social Functioning #ISTSS2019 ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31176749

@t_lopezcastro @tsbetancourt @RPCAlab @ISTSSnews @StenslandSynne @Rachel_M_Hiller @nytimes @JAACAP Now @tsbetancourt is moving on to talk about her work in Rwanda #ISTSS2019

@t_lopezcastro @tsbetancourt @RPCAlab @ISTSSnews @StenslandSynne @Rachel_M_Hiller @nytimes @JAACAP .@tsbetancourt 2017 in @TheJCPP Family-Based Promotion of Mental Health in Children Affected by HIV: A Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial #ISTSS2019 ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/P…

@t_lopezcastro @tsbetancourt @RPCAlab @ISTSSnews @StenslandSynne @Rachel_M_Hiller @nytimes @JAACAP @TheJCPP Sugira Muryango Preliminary Results, presented by @tsbetancourt at #ISTSS2019

@t_lopezcastro @tsbetancourt @RPCAlab @ISTSSnews @StenslandSynne @Rachel_M_Hiller @nytimes @JAACAP @TheJCPP The Rwanda PLAY Collaborative, presented by @tsbetancourt at #ISTSS2019 #ImplementationScience

@t_lopezcastro @tsbetancourt @RPCAlab @ISTSSnews @StenslandSynne @Rachel_M_Hiller @nytimes @JAACAP @TheJCPP 👏👏👏

Stunning talk from @tsbetancourt at #ISTSS2019

"Big questions remaining re: transitioning evidence-based interventions to SCALE via new delivery platforms; opportunities for innovation (i.e. education, livelihoods & social protection)"

Any questions?

@t_lopezcastro @tsbetancourt @RPCAlab @ISTSSnews @StenslandSynne @Rachel_M_Hiller @nytimes @JAACAP @TheJCPP Fancy working with @tsbetancourt?

They're hiring: bc.edu/rpca

#ISTSS2019

@t_lopezcastro @tsbetancourt @RPCAlab @ISTSSnews @StenslandSynne @Rachel_M_Hiller @nytimes @JAACAP @TheJCPP "I would definitely advise students to be learning about qualitative and quantitative methods if you want to work cross culturally with vulnerable populations.”
@tsbetancourt speaking with @rach_fro just after her #ISTSS2019 keynote
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