Fifty four percent of respondents were diagnosed with post-traumatic stress disorder (compared to 7.8% of the American population) and sixty seven percent were diagnosed with depression.

Today, the LRA has spread beyond Uganda into much of the Great Lakes Region. Joseph Kony failed to meet with the Ugandan government in order to complete the Juba Peace Agreement on May 10th. Instead, he had a letter delivered with the message that the LRA will not sign a peace agreement because Kony is scared that he will be arrested by the International Criminal Court (ICC). As a result, Uganda, the DRC, and the UN have agreed to form a multilateral force in order to capture Kony through military means. The UN Organization Mission in the DRC (MONUC) has promised to give medical, food, and logistic support for infantry involved in the mission. The Uganda People’s Defense Force (UPDF) and Sudan People’s Liberation Army (SPLA) have pledged to provide intelligence for the mission. The Congolese army has been given the task of doing direct battle with the LRA in the Garamba forest.

While the formation of an alliance between the countries of the Great Lakes Region may lead to the arrest of Kony, this military decision will have negative effects civilians in this region. It can be hypothesized that the rate of depression and PTSD will increase after this next military wave against Kony because more civilians will be exposed to the traumatic events that lead to these two conditions. AFJN strongly believes that there can be no military solution to the LRA crisis; instead, Kony must be brought out of the bush through diplomatic means.