Northern Ireland Centre for Trauma & Transformation Helping others to develop services to cope with trauma David Bolton
History and origins Omagh bombing 1998 Public health provider establishes Omagh Trauma Team Northern Ireland Centre for Trauma and Transformation established as a charitable trust in 2002 with support of the Northern Ireland Office and the Omagh Fund
Context for Omagh bombing Good Friday Agreement in April commitment to those affected by violence Victims Commissioner's Report May 1998 Impact - potential derailing of political process - mental health response seen as one of a range of responses to the crisis
What the centre does Training Cognitive therapy Psychological trauma Treating trauma related disorders Policy Disaster mental health Research Humanitarian programme
Humanitarian Programme New York post 9/11 Sri Lanka after the Tsunami BosniaNepalSpain
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