The National Council for Emergency Relief and Rehabilitation* has presented the updated situation of displaced persons in Burkina Faso, which stands at nearly two million, of which more than 58% are children.
Of the displaced people, 58.42% are children, 23.97% are women and 17.61% are men.
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📌 If trauma is left untreated, individuals can experience:
1. 𝗣𝗵𝘆𝘀𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝘀𝘆𝗺𝗽𝘁𝗼𝗺𝘀: The psychological impact can result in physical stress, with physical symptoms like gastrointestinal problems, nausea, chronic pain, etc.
2. 𝗔𝗱𝗱𝗶𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻: Individuals can resort to unhealthy practices as a coping mechanism. This can mean people become addicted to alcohol and drugs, which has health implications.
3. 𝗙𝗹𝗮𝘀𝗵𝗯𝗮𝗰𝗸𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗣𝗮𝗻𝗶𝗰 𝗔𝘁𝘁𝗮𝗰𝗸𝘀: An individual can suddenly feel they are reliving the experience and/or have a physical response where the body reacts out of fear.
4. 𝗥𝗲𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽𝘀: Untreated trauma can also negatively impact an individual’s relationship with those closest to them.
5. 𝗗𝗶𝘀𝘀𝗼𝗰𝗶𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻: A person’s mind attempting to cope with stress can feel detached from their body, numbness or as though everything around them is unreal.
* Reference: (CONASUR), 28 February 2023
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