Uganda is the largest refugee-hosting nation in Sub-Saharan Africa. The mental health needs of refugee youth residing in urban informal settlements remain largely understudied. Dr. Logie will pilot a mental health literacy and stigma reduction project developed with and for refugee youth living in urban informal settlements in Kampala, Uganda. The multi-level community-based approach involves training refugee youth peer navigators in Psychological First Aid, co-developing a culturally relevant virtual reality intervention to increase mental health literacy, and co-developing a mental health literacy toolkit with refugee youth to promote community wellbeing and reduce stigma.
