Urban Displaced Youth in Kabul, Part One: Mental Health Matters

Publication language
English
Pages
27pp
Date published
15 Jun 2016
Type
Research, reports and studies
Keywords
Health, Forced displacement and migration, Urban
Countries
Afghanistan
Organisations
Samuel Hall

Largely ignored for over 10 years, the role of Afghanistan’s youth in transition has been increasingly in the spotlight since 2013, the year of the National Youth Policy. Much more needs to be done to bring change for youth as 60% of Afghanistan’s population is under the age of 24. Taking the case of Kabul’s urban displaced youth, this study shows just how. This is the first of a three-part series.