Intergenerational/Longitudinal Study of War-Affected Youth and Families in Sierra Leone

The RPCA has pioneered the Longitudinal/Intergenerational Study of War that began in 2002 at the end of Sierra Leone’s civil war. We are investigating how toxic stress 'gets under the skin' and transfers over generations. This research is the first known effort in Sub-Saharan Africa to examine modifiable risk and protective biobehavioral mechanisms driving the intergenerational effects of war on the mental health of offspring.