Conflict and Health volume 14 , Article number: 61 Cite this article. Metrics details. Conflict and displacement impact the social fabric of communities through the disruption of social connections and the erosion of trust. Effective humanitarian assistance requires understanding the social capital that shapes patterns of help-seeking in these circumstances - especially with stigmatised issues such as violence against women VAW and intimate partner violence IPV.
Six participatory workshops were conducted to identify available resources with respect to: meeting basic needs, dispute resolution and VAW.
Subsequently, 51 individual interviews were conducted segmented by gender and settlement status to identify connectedness to, and trust in, the resources identified, with a focus on IPV against women.
Following God, the most accessed and trusted resources were family and community, with NGO non-governmental organisation provision being the least.
There was reduced trust in resources in relation to seeking help with IPV. A distinction between trust to provide emotional support and trust to resolve issues was identified. Settled women were 1. Mapping social connections and trust provides valuable insight into the social capital available to support help-seeking in populations of humanitarian concern.
