This post is the second in a three-part series based on a 2023 qualitative study conducted by The Fund for Armenian Relief’s (FAR's) Child Protection Center (CPC) to explore the psychological and social dynamics of forced displacement , using Armenia's integration of more than 115,000 displaced persons from Nagorno-Karabakh (Artsakh) as a contemporary case study. In Part 1 , we examined how displacement disrupts identity and belonging and efforts to understand the psychological impacts on both displaced individuals and host societies.

Integration Doesn't Occur in a Vacuum

The arrival of displaced communities creates tensions that hinder integration. Host communities often face frayed social trust issues due to economic instability, limited employment opportunities, and strained

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