TRAUMA EXPERIENCES SHARED AS NEW YORK EMERGENCY SERVICES DELEGATION VISITS OMAGH
Trauma experiences shared as New York emergency services delegation visits Omagh
A DELEGATION of senior managers and clinicians from emergency and health organisations, who dealt with the aftermath of the destruction of the World Trade Centre's Twin Towers in New York on September 11, 2001, are currently visiting Northern Ireland at the invitation of the Omagh-based Northern Ireland Centre for Trauma and Transformation.
Representatives from medical and staff care departments of the New York Fire Department, New York Police Department, The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, along with the Project Liberty public health, programme set up immediately after the attack on the Twin Towers, will meet with mental health practitioners and emergency planners in Northern Ireland in a series of workshops and seminars in Omagh, Belfast and Enniskillen.
Delegates from Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland will be attending a number of the scheduled meetings and workshops.
The Director of the Northern Ireland Centre for Trauma and Transformation, Mr. David Bolton, warmly welcomed the exchange.
"This is an important visit and we are delighted colleagues from New York have been able to come to Northern Ireland to inform us how they managed the response to the enormous tragedy caused by the destruction of the Twin Towers, and how they responded to the immediate and longer-term health needs of people in the city and the surrounding areas.
"We will be sharing with them our work and the lessons and experiences in dealing with the consequences of 35 years of conflict and violence. In particular, we will be briefing them on the approaches to the treatment and trauma and related health needs that we have been developing here in Northern Ireland," he said.
The chairman of the Northern Ireland Centre for Trauma and Transformation Trust, Professor Fabian Monds, indicated how relevant this exchange is in an ever-changing and security-conscious world.
"Sadly, the joint experience of the troubles in Northern Ireland, and the recent lessons from the tragedies of September 11, 2001 may strike a resonance for other agencies and organisations dealing with similar tragic events and conflicts around the world. The Northern Ireland Centre for Trauma and Transformation is delighted at being given the opportunity to convene and host this important exchange," he said.
Professor Monds added: "The lessons of the conflict here in Northern Ireland, and the impact of September 11, have applicability elsewhere, and by bringing together these practitioners from New York and Northern Ireland to hear about each other's experiences, we expect to learn key important lessons about the types of psychological and emergency planning interventions that can be put in place in the future".
A DELEGATION of senior managers and clinicians from emergency and health organisations, who dealt with the aftermath of the destruction of the World Trade Centre's Twin Towers in New York on September 11, 2001, are currently visiting Northern Ireland at the invitation of the Omagh-based Northern Ireland Centre for Trauma and Transformation.
Representatives from medical and staff care departments of the New York Fire Department, New York Police Department, The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, along with the Project Liberty public health, programme set up immediately after the attack on the Twin Towers, will meet with mental health practitioners and emergency planners in Northern Ireland in a series of workshops and seminars in Omagh, Belfast and Enniskillen.
Delegates from Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland will be attending a number of the scheduled meetings and workshops.
The Director of the Northern Ireland Centre for Trauma and Transformation, Mr. David Bolton, warmly welcomed the exchange.
"This is an important visit and we are delighted colleagues from New York have been able to come to Northern Ireland to inform us how they managed the response to the enormous tragedy caused by the destruction of the Twin Towers, and how they responded to the immediate and longer-term health needs of people in the city and the surrounding areas.
"We will be sharing with them our work and the lessons and experiences in dealing with the consequences of 35 years of conflict and violence. In particular, we will be briefing them on the approaches to the treatment and trauma and related health needs that we have been developing here in Northern Ireland," he said.
The chairman of the Northern Ireland Centre for Trauma and Transformation Trust, Professor Fabian Monds, indicated how relevant this exchange is in an ever-changing and security-conscious world.
"Sadly, the joint experience of the troubles in Northern Ireland, and the recent lessons from the tragedies of September 11, 2001 may strike a resonance for other agencies and organisations dealing with similar tragic events and conflicts around the world. The Northern Ireland Centre for Trauma and Transformation is delighted at being given the opportunity to convene and host this important exchange," he said.
Professor Monds added: "The lessons of the conflict here in Northern Ireland, and the impact of September 11, have applicability elsewhere, and by bringing together these practitioners from New York and Northern Ireland to hear about each other's experiences, we expect to learn key important lessons about the types of psychological and emergency planning interventions that can be put in place in the future".
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Publisher: TYRONE CONSTITUTION
Ref: TC/1739
Published Date: 10-Jun-04
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