Integrating a culturally adapted mental health intervention within entrepreneurship training for displaced youth in Colombia: a pilot randomized controlled trial.

ABSTRACT:

Background

In Colombia, ~ 9 million youth and families have been negatively affected by decades of conflict and displacement, and ~ 2.9 million Venezuelans have migrated to Colombia. Many have experienced mental health issues in addition to socio-economic problems, but significant gaps remain in mental health service provision. We conducted a pilot-feasibility study of a culturally adapted mental health intervention integrated within entrepreneurship training for displaced Venezuelan and Colombian youth in Bogota, Colombia.

Methods

We recruited and enrolled 296 youth (52% Colombian; 71% female) aged 18-30 residing in Bogota with histories of displacement. Youth were randomized to a 2-week (10-day) integrated mental health and entrepreneurship program or to a waitlist control

SUBMITTER: Desrosiers A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12312417 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature