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1 Northern Ireland Centre for Trauma & Transformation Helping others to develop services to cope with trauma David Bolton

2 www.nictt.org

3 History and origins Omagh bombing 1998 Public health provider establishes Omagh Trauma Team 1998-2001 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

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5 Context for Omagh bombing Good Friday Agreement in April 1998 - 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

6 What the centre does Training Cognitive therapy Psychological trauma Treating trauma related disorders Policy Disaster mental health Research Humanitarian programme

7 Humanitarian Programme New York post 9/11 Sri Lanka after the Tsunami BosniaNepalSpain

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9 www.nictt.org Thank you for your attention Questions?

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