Determinants of Resilience in Haitian Street Children Four Years After the January 2010 Earthquake

The Transcultural Community Resilience Scale: Psychometric Properties and Multinational Validity in the Context of the COVID-19 Pandemic

“…This study provides a scale that can be used in both clinical and research contexts. We strongly recommend it for studies in populations facing collective trauma in order to better predict the need for resources, supports, interconnections, and symbols to help individuals build resilience (Norris and Stevens, 2007 ; Norris and Wind, 2009 ; Pfefferbaum et al, 2013 ; Derivois and Cénat, 2014 ; Cénat et al, 2015b , 2018 ; Lyons et al, 2016 ; Derivois et al, 2020 ). It can also be used with people who have faced adversity, and communities in a minority context (Cénat, 2020 ), to not only measure the resources and supports available to them in their community, but also their ability to connect and use them to cope, rebuild and rebound.…”

“…Although the majority of studies agree on the role of the social environment and of community resources on the development of resilience, few tools have been developed to assess community resilience (Horton and Wallander, 2001 ; Ozbay et al, 2007 ; Derivois et al, 2020 ). This scarcity of tools stems from the fact that, to date, definitions of community resilience have diverged, as have the different theoretical approaches used to conceptualize it (Norris et al, 2008 ; Castleden et al, 2011 ; Leykin et al, 2013 ; Patel et al, 2017 ).…”

“…The development of the T-CRS stands on the definition of community resilience as the capacity of communities to avail themselves of resources to facilitate the resilience of their members (Norris et al, 2008 ; Patel et al, 2017 ). The necessity of the development of this scale stems from the strong links consistently observed in studies between social support, quality of family ties, membership to positive community groups, and individual resilience (Horton and Wallander, 2001 ; Ozbay et al, 2007 ; Ungar et al, 2013 ; Cénat et al, 2018 ; Derivois et al, 2020 ). To develop this tool, we first conducted a literature review in order to identify the principal elements emerging from publications on the capacity and resources of communities to foster the resilience of their members.…”

Listen to the voices of street children: A case study in Trinidad and Tobago

“…She noted that: "It was found that approximately one-sixth of the children living at home and more than one-fourth of the street children were involved in the sexual behavior under the effects of the substance use." Derivois et al (2019) conducted a research among street children in Haiti. They claim that despite the numerous adversities that surround street children they remain resilient.…”

Addressing the Mental Health Needs and Building Resilience of Populations Affected by the Earthquakes in Turkey and Syria: Lessons From Haiti and Elsewhere

“…Since the earthquakes in Turkey and Syria, many researchers have published insights on how to address the mental health needs of affected populations (1)(2)(3). After reading the ideas proposed with great interest, we found it necessary to provide evidence-based suggestions on how to address the mental health needs of earthquake-affected populations in Turkey and Syria, based on 13 years of intensive research on the 2010 earthquake in Haiti and observations made elsewhere (4)(5)(6)(7)(8)(9)(10)(11)(12)(13)(14)(15). Although the social, political, economic, cultural, and religious contexts are different, we have identified overarching aspects and steps that can help to prevent mental health problems among populations affected by natural disasters and build resilience.…”