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

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