The Health and Wellbeing of Venezuelan Families in Diaspora
The Health and Wellbeing of Venezuelan Families in Diaspora
La Salud听y听Bienestar de las Familias Venezolanas en Di谩spora听
Project Summary
We are partnering with Corporaci贸n Nuevos Rumbos in Bogot谩, Colombia, to conduct a longitudinal study to understand the experiences of Venezuelan migrants in Colombia. We focus on understanding pre- and post-migration risk and protective factors, as well as mechanisms related to mental health and well-being. Our aim is to provide knowledge that can inform efforts to address the needs of Venezuelan crisis migrants and families, and inform responses to future crises.
Resumen del Proyecto
En colaboraci贸n con la Corporaci贸n Nuevos Rumbos听en Bogot谩, Colombia, realizaremos un estudio longitudinal para comprender las experiencias de migrantes venezolanos en Colombia. Nos enfocaremos en entender los factores de riesgo y protecci贸n antes y despu茅s de migrar, relacionados con los diferentes procesos de salud mental y bienestar. Nuestro objetivo es proporcionar conocimiento que pueda informar los esfuerzos para abordar las necesidades de los migrantes y familias venezolanas en crisis, e informar c贸mo enfrentar estas crisis en el futuro.听
Approach
Participants will complete a series of surveys twice annually over three years. In these surveys, we will ask about participants'听experiences in Venezuela before migrating and in Colombia after migrating, as well as their family relationships. Although the study will not be limited to parents and children, the qualitative portion of the study will focus on parent-child dyads. We have recruited a Community Advisory Board (CAB), comprised of both experts in the field and members of the Venezuelan community in diaspora. In collaboration with the CAB and our community partners, we will ensure the dissemination of our findings to inform efforts to support Venezuelan migrants and families.
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Los participantes completaran una serie de encuestas dos veces al a帽o, por tres a帽os. En estas encuestas se les preguntar谩 a los participantes sobre sus experiencias en Venezuela antes de migrar, sus experiencias en Colombia despu茅s de migrar, y sobre su relaci贸n familiar. Aunque este estudio no est谩 limitado a padres e hijos, haremos entrevistas cualitativas enfocadas en las experiencias de padres-e-hijos. Hemos reclutado una Junta Comunitaria de Asesoramiento (CAB), compuesta de expertos en el tema y miembros laicos de la comunidad venezolana en di谩spora. Junto con el CAB y nuestros colaboradores de la comunidad, nos aseguraremos de compartir nuestros resultados para informar los servicio y programas que ayudan a los migrantes y familias venezolanas.听
Measurement and Metrics
Our study focuses on pre-migration experiences, post-migration cultural stress,听 family functioning, mental health, and well-being among Venezuelan migrants.
Medidas y M茅tricas
Nuestro estudio se enfoca en las experiencias pre-migratorias, el estr茅s cultural post-migratorio, funcionamiento familiar, salud mental y bienestar de migrantes y familias venezolanas.听
Facts and Figures
- This study will be conducted in collaboration with colleagues at Corporaci贸n Nuevos Rumbos in Bogot谩, Colombia.听
- We will recruit 250 adults and 250 youth (ages 12 to 17) who are originally from Venezuela and have migrated to Colombia since 2015.听
- We aim to disseminate our findings to practitioners and community leaders working to promote the well-being of Venezuelan migrants and families.
听Hechos y Cifras
- Este estudio se llevar谩 a cabo en colaboraci贸n con nuestros colegas de la Corporaci贸n Nuevos Rumbos听en Bogot谩, Colombia.听
- Reclutaremos 250 adultos y 250 j贸venes (de 12 a 17 a帽os) que sean originalmente de Venezuela y hayan migrado a Colombia a partir del 2015.听
- Nuestro objetivo es compartir nuestros hallazgos con l铆deres de la comunidad que trabajan para promover el bienestar de los migrantes y familias venezolanas.
Research Differentiators
More than 7 million Venezuelans have fled their home country since 2015, with more 2.5 million relocating to neighboring Colombia. For many Venezuelan migrants, their post-migration reception has been mixed, and multiple studies suggest that mental health is an important challenge with cultural stress contributing to mental health burden. However, at present we know very little about this unique population of Venezuelan migrants. As such, there is a critical need for research following individuals and families across departure, arrival, and resettlement. Our team is at the forefront of research in this area. Since 2017, we have collaborated on multiple projects听with Venezuelan crisis migrants, interviewing more than 1,000 Venezuelan youth and parents.
Our work on Venezuelan migrants in Colombia is part of a larger cross-national project examining the experiences of Venezuelan migrants in Colombia and in the United States.
Diferenciadores de investigaci贸n
Mas de 7 millones de venezolanos han salido huyendo de su hogar desde el 2015, con m谩s de 2.5 millones migrando a Colombia. Para muchos migrantes venezolanos, la experiencia de recepci贸n post-migratoria ha sido mixta, muchos estudios sugieren que la salud mental es un desaf铆o importante, donde el estr茅s cultural afecta听 la carga de salud mental.听
Sin embargo, en la actualidad sabemos muy poco sobre esta poblaci贸n 煤nica de migrantes venezolanos. Como tal, existe una necesidad cr铆tica de investigaci贸n que siga a las personas y las familias a lo largo de la salida, llegada y el restablecimiento.
Nuestro equipo est谩 a la vanguardia de la investigaci贸n en esta 谩rea. Desde 2017, hemos colaborado en varios proyectos con migrantes venezolanos en crisis, entrevistando a m谩s de 1000 j贸venes y padres venezolanos.Nuestro trabajo sobre los migrantes venezolanos en Colombia es parte de un proyecto transnacional m谩s amplio que examina las experiencias de los migrantes venezolanos en Colombia y los Estados Unidos.听
Relevant Publications
Salas-Wright, C.P., Maldonado-Molina, M.M., P茅rez-G贸mez, A., Mej铆a-Trujillo, J., & Schwartz, S.J. (2022). The Venezuelan diaspora: Migration-related experiences and mental health. Current Opinion in Psychology, 47, 101430.
Vos, S.R*.,听Salas-Wright, C.P., Espinosa, G., Scaramutti, C., Lee, T.K., Duque, M., & Schwartz, S.J. (2022). Discrimination and PTSD among Venezuelan crisis migrants in Colombia and the United States: The moderating effect of gender.听Psychological Trauma: Theory, Research, Practice, and Policy. Advance online publication.听
Salas-Wright, C.P., Oh, S., Vaughn, M.G., P茅rez-G贸mez, A., Mej铆a-Trujillo, J., Montero-Zamora, P.*, Andrade, P., Cohen, M.*, Scaramutti, C.*, Rodr铆guez, J., & Schwartz, S.J. (2021). A validation of the Perceived Negative Context of Reception scale with recently-arrived Venezuelan immigrants in Colombia and the United States. Cultural Diversity and Ethnic Minority Psychology, 27(4), 649-658.
Salas-Wright, C.P., Vaughn, M.G., Goings, T.C., Cobb, C.L., Cohen, M.*, Montero-Zamora, P., Eschmann, R., John, R.*, Andrade, P., Oliveros, K., Rodr铆guez, J., Maldonado-Molina, M.M., & Schwartz, S.J. (2021). Toward a typology of transnational communication among Venezuelan immigrant youth: Implications for behavioral health. Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health, 23(5), 1045-1052.听
Salas-Wright, C.P., Goings, T.C., Vaughn, M.G., Cohen, M.*, Andrade, P., P茅rez-G贸mez, A., Duque, M.*, Mejia-Trujillo, J., Maldonado-Molina, M.M., & Schwartz, S.J. (2021). Health risk behavior and cultural stress among Venezuelan youth: A person centered approach. Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology, 56, 219-228.
Salas-Wright, C.P., Schwartz, S.J., Cohen, M.*, Maldonado-Molina, M.M., Vaughn, M.G., Sanchez, M., Rodriguez, J., AbiNader, M., John, R.*, Oliveros, K., & Andrade, P. (2020). Cultural stress and substance use risk among Venezuelan migrant youth in the United States. Substance Use & Misuse, 55(13), 2175-2183.
Salas-Wright, C.P., Vaughn, M.G., Cohen, M.*, & Schwartz, S.J. (2020). The sequelae of pre-migration hunger among Venezuelan immigrant children in the United States. American Journal of Preventive Medicine, 58(3), 467-469.
Salas-Wright, C.P., Vaughn, M.G., Goings, T.C., Oh, S., Marsiglia, F.F., Cohen, M.*, John, R.*, Andrade, P., & Schwartz, S.J. (2020). Disconcerting rates of alcohol use among Venezuelan immigrant adolescents in the United States. Addictive Behaviors, 104, 106269.
Schwartz, S.J., Salas-Wright, C.P., Perez-Gomez, A., Mej铆a-Trujillo, J., Brown, E.C., Montero-Zamora, P.*, Meca, A., Scaramutti, C.*, Soares, M.H., Vos, S.R.*, Javakhishvili, N., & Dickson-Gomez, J. (2018). Cultural stress and psychological symptoms in recent Venezuelan immigrants to the United States and Colombia. International Journal of Intercultural Relations, 67, 25-34.
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