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Northern Ireland Centre for Trauma & Transformation
Helping others to develop services to cope with trauma
David Bolton
www.nictt.orgwww.nictt.org
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
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
What the centre does
TrainingCognitive therapyPsychological trauma
Treating trauma related disorders
Policy
Disaster mental health
Research
Humanitarian programme
Humanitarian ProgrammeHumanitarian Programme
New York post 9/11New York post 9/11
Sri Lanka after the TsunamiSri Lanka after the Tsunami
BosniaBosnia
NepalNepal
SpainSpain
www.nictt.org
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