Traumatic experiences and depression among Haitian caregivers: Evidence from the Grandi Byen study

Michael Galvin, Rachel Beth Zimmerman, Gifty Aboagye-Mensah, Najjuwah Walden, Sherlie Jean Louis Dulience, Michelle Dorce, Patricia Kohl, Lora Iannotti, Youri Encelotti Louis, Youri Encelotti Louis · 2026

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Michael Galvin and co-authors linked past trauma to sad mood in parents in Haiti in a 2026 study. Haiti faces years of unrest, quakes, storms, and hard times. Parent mood shapes child growth, so the stakes run across kin lines.

The team used data from a trial of 480 parent and baby pairs in Cap-Haitien. Trauma was logged with a set event list, and sad mood with a local scale. More trauma went with a clear rise in sad mood risk, even when cash and home facts were held in the math. The team calls for mind care built into child health work in Haiti.

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CREATORMichael Galvin, Rachel Beth Zimmerman, Gifty Aboagye-Mensah, Najjuwah Walden, Sherlie Jean Louis Dulience, Michelle Dorce, Patricia Kohl, Lora Iannotti, Youri Encelotti Louis, Youri Encelotti Louis
YEAR2026
COLLECTIONPAPERS
FORMATTXT
FILE SIZE54110
LICENSEhttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0
RIGHTSCC BY
SOURCEEurope PMC

Source: https://europepmc.org/article/MED/PMC13373270

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