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Relinde Reiffers en Marieke Schouten visited Vladikavkaz in North Ossetia to prepare a new project of War Trauma Foundation. The terrorist attack in Boston brought the conflict in the Caucasus back into the spotlights. This project manages to bridge ethnic and religious gaps in the area.
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Syria, Libya, Egypt, Guatemala. These are all countries where (civil) wars or conflicts have raged. Journalists are working, often literally in the frontlines of violence and often pay a high price for the news which keeps the world (us) informed. We witnessed many examples of journalists...
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“I am now in the position to lobby MHPSS (mental health and psychosocial support) in all emergency settings,” says Ram Prasad Dahal. The social protection specialist from Nepal followed the training in the IASC Mental Health and Psychosocial Support (MHPSS) guidelines that was organised in Sri...
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Families with children with a disability living in the West Bank suffer from violence, fear and isolation. An approach in which vulnerable families help and support each other will restore their perspective and hope. The Palestinian Institute of Community and Public Health ICPH) has asked...
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Call for papers on psychosocial work and peace building
We invite you to submit articles and field reports on the links between peace building and MHPSS work. Intervention Journal prepares a special issue on this topic.
There is increasing attention for the complex relationships between...
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Rose Giuliodori (8 yrs.) raised funds for War Trauma Foundation by baking delicious cupcakes. Together with her friends Natalie van Hammeren, Mo Braun, Puck Moorman, Robel Veltheer and her little sister Esther (4 yrs.jaar) she sold the cupcakes on the Mariotteplein, a playground in the...
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How does one develop a relationship with traumatised parents? How does one recognise the psychological problems of a school-child? What is the most constructive manner of working? War Trauma Foundation shares its experiences with psychosocial programmes for schools in conflict areas in the recently...
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The Free University and the Dutch Institute for Psychologists organise on 31 May a symposium on cultural psychiatry, intercultural psychology & Global Mental Health. Peter Ventevogel, chief editor of Intervention Journal of War Trauma Foundation, speaks in one of parallel symposia...
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Lay counsellors provide an important service to people affected by crisis events. They need to be trained in the skills and knowledge required to be an effective lay counsellor and do no harm. War Trauma Foundation together with several partners developed a trainer’s manual that is available...
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In February Leslie Snider trained thirty Saudi Arabians in ‘Mental Health and Psychosocial Support (MHPSS) in Emergencies’ guidelines. ‘The Saudi Arabians are very interested in education and exchange’ says Leslie.
The guidelines are developed by the ‘Inter-Agency Standing Committee’ (IASC),...
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War Trauma Foundation has published its Annual Report and Financial Statements for 2010. The annual report and accounts describe the WTF programmes, projects, and achievements during 2010 and can be downloaded.
Download Annual Report 2010 .
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Founded in 1997, War Trauma Foundation (WTF) is dedicated to the realisation of hope, peace of mind, and the achievement of the full potential of communities, impacted by individual and collective trauma, as a result ofwar and organised violence. The foundation works toward its vision, in...
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The annual 4th of May Remembrance Day concert was performed in the National Concert hall of Amsterdam, the Concertgebouw. This year, the Amsterdam ensemble performed parts of Mahler’s Fourth Symphony, accompanied by the poetry of the Dutch Poet Laureate, Ramsey Nasr. A portion of the proceeds from...
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Symposium "State of the Art in Trauma and PTSD- From research to practice"
Date: Friday. 28 September 2012
In this symposium with the key international experts in the field of trauma and PTSD we present a one day update of the state of the art, relevant for both researcher and clinician....
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Workshop benchmarking and standard settings for NGO's in Russia
War Trauma Foundation and four partner organisations are involved in the PSO Thematic Learning Programme on Organisational Assessment and Development (click here for more information). During the joint partner meeting...
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From the 23rd -27th April 2013 a five-day IASC MHPSS Guidelines Advocates Training for the South Asia region will take place in Sri Lanka.The training will be provided by Michael Wessells and Ananda Galappatti.
The call for nominations is closed. Particpants were...
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Recently, the Dutch Association of Psychiatry (NVvP) and the War Trauma Foundation (WTF) have created a partnership so that more NVvP members can receive the WTF newsletter, providing them with information on WTF psychosocial programmes and projects.
Would you like to receive our (Dutch) WTF...
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Since 1997, WTF worked with local organisations in thirty countries to the realization of hope, peace of mind, and the full potential of individuals and communities impacted by individual and collective trauma in low and middle income countries.
War Trauma Foundation, celebrates its 15th...
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For War Trauma Foundation Anna Slavinskay accompanied her Dutch colleagues as interpreter and research assistant on a field trip to Vladikavkaz (the capital of North-Ossetia Alania). The purpose of this visit was the final conference which was organized to evaluate the three year programme of War...
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NYSE Euronext Amsterdam and War Trauma Foundation were proud to present the Christmas Tree Lighting Ceremony 2012.Dutch Singer Do closed the stock exchange in Amsterdam and at the same time illuminate the lights on the giant outdoor Christmas tree on Beursplein in Amsterdam on 12 December...
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War, violence, terrorist attacks and poverty deeply affect the lives of school children in the northern Caucasus. Their parents suffer from their own traumas, the uncertain economic situation and the hopelessness of their situation. They cannot give their children the care and security they need....
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On 23 February 2013 IGRus foundation (International Groningen Russian) organised a fundraising event for War Trauma Foundation. IGRus is a foundation for Russian speaking Dutch. The programme for 23 February was full of workshops, dance, music, food and drinks. There are still tickets...
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War Trauma Foundation is proud to present the second anniversary issue of Intervention Journal.
In January 2003 the first issue of Intervention, ‘the International Journal of Mental Health, Psychosocial Work and Counselling in Areas of Armed Conflict’ was published, an initiative taken by the local...
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New Psychological First Aid guide to strengthen humanitarian relief.Humanitarian emergencies - such as earthquakes, extreme drought, or war - not only affect people’s physical health but also their psychological and social health and well-being.On World Humanitarian Day, celebrated on 19 August,...
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War Trauma Foundation is proud to announce the publication of new training material for its projects in Burundi and D.R. Congo. The title of this material is: “Collective Healing: a social action approach, supplement to support sustainable use of Narrative Theatre” by Dr. Y. Sliep. Over the...
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War Trauma Foundation is proud to present the anniversary issue of Intervention Journal that is titled ‘Voices from the field: celebrating 10 years of ‘Intervention’. This is the first of two anniversary issues, in which we will pay attention to where Intervention comes from and what has...
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A new edition of Intervention Journal of Mental Health, Psychosocial Work and Counselling in Areas of Armed Conflict is now available! Several articles in this issue share a common theme: how to work in a genuinely participative manner with local stakeholders. Professionals in mental health and...
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Leonardo da Vinci project: second workshop held
The second workshop of the Leonardo da Vinci project was held in Copenhagen, June 28 -30 2011, with War Trauma Foundation staff members Leslie Snider and Linda van Dommelen present. The project was set up to develop a guidebook for the EU on the...
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During the 'Dutch Security Network' (network of 34 Dutch development work organisations) meeting last October 4th, Dr. Leslie Snider, senior technical advisor of War Trauma Foundation and one of the authors of the guide,provided training on 'Psychological First Aid' (PFA). The aim of the training...
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War Trauma Foundation is happy to announce the publication of the Annual Report and Financial Statements for 2011. The annual report and accounts describe the WTF programmes, projects, and achievements during 2011 and can be downloaded free of costs.The annual report is only available in Dutch:...
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On June 14th 2011 the War Trauma Foundation (WTF) had the honour to sound the gong marking the opening of the trading session in Europe at the Amsterdam Stock Exchange. Sounding the gong is a traditional honour that has seen many distinguished guests participating, including international...
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From 3 to 5 November 2011 the Annual meeting of the International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies (ISTSS) will be organized in Baltimore, USA. The 2011 meeting will be the year's largest gathering of professionals dedicated to trauma treatment, education, research and prevention. More than 100...
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WTF Director Marieke Schouten joined presenter Alex de Vries and commentator Arend Jan Boekestijn around the table of the May 25th edition of the programme Ochtendspits on national television. During the interview, Schouten took the opportunity to illustrate the work of the foundation by describing...
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A new edition of Intervention Journal of Mental Health, Psychosocial Work and Counselling in Areas of Armed Conflict is now available!
The red threat of this new issue of Intervention is ‘empowerment’ in the broadest sense of the word. Two articles of special interest are highlighted below....
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With great pleasure the World Society of Victimology Symposium Organising Committee, invites you for the 14th International Symposium of the World Society of Victimology: Justice for Victims: Cross-cultural perspectives on conflict, trauma and reconciliation to be held from Sunday 20 to...
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War Trauma Foundation (WTF) and the partner organizations from Kosovo, Northern Caucasus and the Occupied Palestinian Territories are participating in a joint project of PSO. PSO contributes to structural poverty by working on capacity building of civil society organizations in developing...
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On March 29 2011, a special War Trauma Foundation programme was held during the Movies that Matter Film Festival in The Hague. Two movies were shown, followed by a debate about the usefulness and necessity, methodology and effectiveness of psychosocial care in (post) conflict areas, with experts...
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A new edition of Intervention Journal of Mental Health, Psychosocial Work and Counselling in Areas of Armed Conflict is now available!
A topic of interest in this first issue of Intervention Journal in 2012 is the article of Roos Korste: ‘How to convey the new World Health Organization mental...
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On November 23rd 2011 a special issue of Intervention, 'the International Journal of Mental Health, Psychosocial Work and Counselling in Areas of Armed Conflict' will be published. This issue contains 220 pages and wasfinancially supported by the UNHCR through an unrestricted grant. The theme of...
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