Fwd: Symposium on psycho-social impacts of violent conflict and population displacements

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Fwd: Symposium on psycho-social impacts of violent conflict
and population displacements


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From: "Steve Hansch" <[email protected]>

Symposium Announcement:           

MARCH 18-19, 1999
PYSCHO-SOCIAL EFFECTS OF COMPLEX EMERGENCIES
_______________________________________________
 
On March 18 and 19, an international symposium will be held in
Washington, DC to explore what is known about the psycho-social
impacts of violent conflict and large population displacements. The
symposium is being co-organized by Relief International, the American
Red Cross, Tulane University, Columbia University, and the
Congressional Hunger Center.
 
The symposium will review existing information and address the
magnitude of the problem, the therapeutic models which have been
applied, and how to measure whether or not programs have been
successful.  It will explore means by which psycho-social support can
be offered successfully at both the personal and the community
levels.  Within the context of these questions, reintegration of child
soldiers and landmine survivors will also be discussed.
 
Symposium participants will be asked to review and consider the best
measures for dealing with psycho-social disabilities on a community
basis, seeking to use preventive public health approaches where
possible.
 
Key research gaps will be identified; research methods and design will
be compared regarding their feasibility in complex emergency settings.
 
* The sponsoring organizations invite submission of ideas and case
studies of program experiences that shed light on psycho-social
issues, during or fter complex emergencies.  Of particular interest
are findings from long-term field-based studies in large populations.
 
The organizers welcome papers, data, perspectives, or questions to be
possibly added to the agenda.
 
Expressions of interest can be directed to:
 
* Dr. Leslie Snider, Tulane, at
  [email protected]
 
* or Steve Hansch, Congressional Hunger Center,
  at  [email protected]
 
* and, after January 20, 1999:
 
  Dr. Martina Frank, at  [email protected]
  Program on Forced Migration and Health
  Center for Population and Family Health
  Joseph L. Mailman School of Public Health
  of Columbia University, 60 Haven # B2,
  New York, N.Y. 10032
 
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