Seminar - Mental health work among children and youth in Colombia
Visiting colleague Juan Pablo Aranguren Romero Associate Professor in the Department of Psychology at the Universidad de los Andes (Bogotá, Colombia) is visiting The Global Mental Health research group and will present his work with us.
Juan Pablo Aranguren Romero research focuses on the psychosocial and mental health impacts of the Colombian armed conflict, especially on children and youth ex-combatants, torture survivors, and family members of the forcibly disappeared.
Since 2014, he has also been working on a major project called The Ethics of Listening, which analyse on the emotional management experiences of those who listen to the war in Colombia (psychologists, photographers, journalists, forensic scientists, lawyers, among other professionals).
He recently completed a research study with the University of Birmingham (UK) on the contributions of community-based organizations to promoting the mental health of Afro-Colombian children, adolescents, and youth affected by the armed conflict.
He currently works on human rights and the design of a Master's program in Global Mental Health.