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Orphans and vulnerable youth in
Bulawayo, Zimbabwe:
An exploratory study of psychosocial well-being and
psychosocial support
This report presents findings from
an exploratory study by the Regional Psychosocial
Support Initiative (REPSSI) and Catholic Relief
Services' Support to Replicable, Innovative
Village/Community-level Efforts (STRIVE) Program of
vulnerable youth living in and around Bulawayo,
Zimbabwe. It describes their demographic
characteristics, exposure to stress and trauma, and
psychosocial well-being. The report also highlights the
relationships between psychosocial well-being outcomes
and exposure to stress and trauma, and the differences
in psychosocial well-being between males and females,
orphaned and nonorphaned youth, and younger and older
adolescents. In addition, the report explores the
relationships between exposure to different psychosocial
support programs and measures of psychosocial well-being
and distress. The report concludes with program and
research implications.
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