Mental health in humanitarian settings
Source: Norwegian Church Aid - Norway
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Experts from around the world are to come to Oslo in April for a conference about mental health and humanitarian activities, organised
by the Norwegian Council for Mental Health, NCA and the Red Cross.
This will be the first conference of its kind to be held in Norway.
Humanitarian organisations, researchers and local partner organisations have recognised not only that mental problems are very common in many humanitarian settings, but also that they present great challenges whenever and wherever they occur.
Aid workers often feel helpless in the face of physical suffering. Many feel the need to work through their own trauma before they are able to help others – often in areas where such problems are seldom discussed or even taboo.
Contributions from actors within the fields of development and research are encouraged. Deadline for submission of abstracts for presentations is January 15th 2007.
Full information on how to submit material can be found on the conference website http://www.copewithcrisis.no/english/workshops_invitasjon.html.
The full programme for the conference can be found here.
Invited speakers include:
Kjell Magne Bondevik, former Prime Minister, Director of the Oslo Center for Peace and Human Rights
Dr. Lars Jacobsson, Umeå University
Preston J. Garrison, Secretary-General and Chief Executive Officer for the World Federation for Mental Health
Dr. Nora Sveaass, Norwegian Center for Studies on Violence and Traumatic Stress
Dr. Eyad Sarraj, Gaza Community Mental Health Programme
Dr. Mark van Ommeren, WHO
Dr. Lynne Jones, International Medical Corps
To register for the conference:
Click here to open the registration form, fill out online, print out and fax to (+47) 23 10 38 81.
You may also register by sending an email to conference2007@psykiskhelse.no
Deadline for registration is March 31st 2007.
This will be the first conference of its kind to be held in Norway.
Humanitarian organisations, researchers and local partner organisations have recognised not only that mental problems are very common in many humanitarian settings, but also that they present great challenges whenever and wherever they occur.
Aid workers often feel helpless in the face of physical suffering. Many feel the need to work through their own trauma before they are able to help others – often in areas where such problems are seldom discussed or even taboo.
Contributions from actors within the fields of development and research are encouraged. Deadline for submission of abstracts for presentations is January 15th 2007.
Full information on how to submit material can be found on the conference website http://www.copewithcrisis.no/english/workshops_invitasjon.html.
The full programme for the conference can be found here.
Invited speakers include:
Kjell Magne Bondevik, former Prime Minister, Director of the Oslo Center for Peace and Human Rights
Dr. Lars Jacobsson, Umeå University
Preston J. Garrison, Secretary-General and Chief Executive Officer for the World Federation for Mental Health
Dr. Nora Sveaass, Norwegian Center for Studies on Violence and Traumatic Stress
Dr. Eyad Sarraj, Gaza Community Mental Health Programme
Dr. Mark van Ommeren, WHO
Dr. Lynne Jones, International Medical Corps
To register for the conference:
Click here to open the registration form, fill out online, print out and fax to (+47) 23 10 38 81.
You may also register by sending an email to conference2007@psykiskhelse.no
Deadline for registration is March 31st 2007.
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