Conflict, peace and mental health: Addressing the consequences of conflict and trauma in Northern Ireland
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| Rating | : | 4.52 (856 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0719090997 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 240 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-04-09 |
| Language | : | English |
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Denis Bradley, Co-Chair Consultative Group on the Past This is a book full of civility, humanism and evidence in relation to the psychological consequences of societal violence. Fergus Cooper OBE, Former Save the Children Head of Country, in Northern Ireland -- . Rev. This is a magnificent contribution not just to the British/Irish troubles but to every region and every country where the agony and horror of violence has penetrated and mangled the human spirit. . Harold Good, Former President of the Methodist Church in Ireland and witness to the decommissioning of the IRA and ETA weaponry. I have rarely encountered an individual so committed and dedicated to making the ragged edges of peace less painful. David Bolton brings over 30 years of field experience in Northern Ireland to this book through which he shares his insights of
This is a practical book and will be of particular interest to those planning for and responding to conflict-related disasters, policy makers, service commissioners and providers, politicians, civil servants and peace makers.. What are the human consequences of conflict and what are the appropriate service responses? This book seeks to provide an answer to these important questions drawing upon over 25 years work by the author in Northern Ireland and elsewhere. Focussing on the work undertaken following the Omagh bombing the book describes how needs were assessed and understood, how evidence-based services were put in place and the training and education programmes that were developed to assist first those communities affected by the Omagh bombing and later the wider population affected by the years of conflict. The author places the mental health needs of conflict affected communities at the heart of the political and peace processes that follow
David Bolton is a trauma researcher, writer and practitioner